Use After Free Affecting kernel-cross-headers package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELCROSSHEADERS-5643952
- published 28 May 2023
- disclosed 9 May 2023
Introduced: 9 May 2023
CVE-2022-42703 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.
mm/rmap.c in the Linux kernel before 5.19.7 has a use-after-free related to leaf anon_vma double reuse.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-2148.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-2458.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-2736.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-2951.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-42703
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2148
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2458
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2736
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2951
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2351
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.7
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2555283eb40df89945557273121e9393ef9b542b
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2555283eb40df89945557273121e9393ef9b542b
- https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2022/12/exploiting-CVE-2022-42703-bringing-back-the-stack-attack.html
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