NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
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- published 4 Nov 2024
- disclosed 30 Apr 2024
Introduced: 30 Apr 2024
CVE-2023-46862 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-headers to version 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:2394.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.5.9. During a race with SQ thread exit, an io_uring/fdinfo.c io_uring_show_fdinfo NULL pointer dereference can occur.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-2394.html
- https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-46862.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218032#c4
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7644b1a1c9a7ae8ab99175989bfc8676055edb46
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html
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