Memory Leak Affecting kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra package, versions <0:5.14.0-70.17.1.rt21.89.el9_0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELRTDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-5607546
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed1 Jul 2022

Introduced: 1 Jul 2022

CVE-2022-1012  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra to version 0:5.14.0-70.17.1.rt21.89.el9_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:5267.

NVD Description

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

A memory leak problem was found in the TCP source port generation algorithm in net/ipv4/tcp.c due to the small table perturb size. This flaw may allow an attacker to information leak and may cause a denial of service problem.

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