Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELTOOLS-8332357
- published 4 Nov 2024
- disclosed 30 Apr 2024
Introduced: 30 Apr 2024
CVE-2023-45863 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-tools 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-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-2394.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-2950.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-3138.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-45863
- https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-45863.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.3
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3bb2a01caa813d3a1845d378bbe4169ef280d394
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00005.html
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