Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting kernel-rt-modules package, versions <0:5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELRTMODULES-5655733
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed15 Nov 2022

Introduced: 15 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-29900  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-rt-modules to version 0:5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:7933.

NVD Description

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

Mis-trained branch predictions for return instructions may allow arbitrary speculative code execution under certain microarchitecture-dependent conditions.

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CVSS Scores

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