Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELRTDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-8328454
  • published4 Nov 2024
  • disclosed30 Apr 2024

Introduced: 30 Apr 2024

CVE-2022-0480  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra 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-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 flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel. This issue can lead to host memory exhaustion due to memcg not limiting the number of Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) file locks.

CVSS Scores

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