Use After Free Affecting kernel-zfcpdump-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-513.9.1.el8_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELZFCPDUMPDEVEL-6097394
  • published4 Dec 2023
  • disclosed28 Nov 2023

Introduced: 28 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-3812  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 kernel-zfcpdump-devel to version 0:4.18.0-513.9.1.el8_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:7549.

NVD Description

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

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user generates a malicious (too big) networking packet when napi frags is enabled. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS Scores

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