Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting kernel-zfcpdump-modules package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELZFCPDUMPMODULES-5902316
  • published14 Sept 2023
  • disclosed12 Sept 2023

Introduced: 12 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-1637  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-zfcpdump-modules to version 0:5.14.0-284.30.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:5069.

NVD Description

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

A flaw that boot CPU could be vulnerable for the speculative execution behavior kind of attacks in the Linux kernel X86 CPU Power management options functionality was found in the way user resuming CPU from suspend-to-RAM. A local user could use this flaw to potentially get unauthorized access to some memory of the CPU similar to the speculative execution behavior kind of attacks.

CVSS Scores

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