Memory Leak Affecting kernel-debug-modules package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELDEBUGMODULES-8338028
  • published 4 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 28 Aug 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-debug-modules to version 0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:5928.

NVD Description

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

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

NFSv4: Fix memory leak in nfs4_set_security_label

We leak nfs_fattr and nfs4_label every time we set a security xattr.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

3.3 low
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SUSE

3.3 low