NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt-debug-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELRTDEBUGDEVEL-5633249
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed15 Nov 2022

Introduced: 15 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-0617  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 kernel-rt-debug-devel to version 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:7444.

NVD Description

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

A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1