Use After Free Affecting kernel-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELMODULESEXTRA-7168059
  • published30 May 2024
  • disclosed30 Apr 2024

Introduced: 30 Apr 2024

CVE-2023-6932  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 kernel-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:3138.

NVD Description

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

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ipv4: igmp component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

A race condition can be exploited to cause a timer be mistakenly registered on a RCU read locked object which is freed by another thread.

We recommend upgrading past commit e2b706c691905fe78468c361aaabc719d0a496f1.

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