Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELRTDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-5634072
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed9 Aug 2022

Introduced: 9 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-0494  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:7134.

NVD Description

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

A kernel information leak flaw was identified in the scsi_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO) to create issues with confidentiality.

CVSS Scores

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