CVE-2023-52798 Affecting kernel-debug-modules package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELDEBUGMODULES-8092620
  • published25 Sept 2024
  • disclosed24 Sept 2024

Introduced: 24 Sep 2024

CVE-2023-52798  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 kernel-debug-modules to version 0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:7000.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-modules package and not the kernel-debug-modules package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: ath11k: fix dfs radar event locking

The ath11k active pdevs are protected by RCU but the DFS radar event handling code calling ath11k_mac_get_ar_by_pdev_id() was not marked as a read-side critical section.

Mark the code in question as an RCU read-side critical section to avoid any potential use-after-free issues.

Compile tested only.

CVSS Scores

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