CVE-2022-36946 Affecting kernel-rt-modules package, versions <0:5.14.0-162.6.1.rt21.168.el9_1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.92% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELRTMODULES-5655757
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed15 Nov 2022

Introduced: 15 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-36946  (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.

nfqnl_mangle in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) because, in the case of an nf_queue verdict with a one-byte nfta_payload attribute, an skb_pull can encounter a negative skb->len.

CVSS Scores

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