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Race Condition Affecting kernel-cross-headers package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.22% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELCROSSHEADERS-5643482
  • published 28 May 2023
  • disclosed 9 May 2023
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Introduced: 9 May 2023

CVE-2022-3623 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-362 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-cross-headers to version 0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:2458.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-cross-headers package and not the kernel-cross-headers package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function follow_page_pte of the file mm/gup.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to race condition. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211921 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

4.7 medium
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Red Hat

5.8 medium