Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELHEADERS-5640130
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed10 May 2022

Introduced: 10 May 2022

CVE-2021-4157  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 kernel-headers to version 0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:1988.

NVD Description

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

An out of memory bounds write flaw (1 or 2 bytes of memory) in the Linux kernel NFS subsystem was found in the way users use mirroring (replication of files with NFS). A user, having access to the NFS mount, could potentially use this flaw to crash the system or escalate privileges on the system.

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