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Information Exposure Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.105.1.rt56.1256.el7

Severity

high

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTKVM-5835267
  • published 9 Aug 2023
  • disclosed 8 Aug 2023
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Introduced: 8 Aug 2023

CVE-2022-40982 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-200 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-kvm to version 0:3.10.0-1160.105.1.rt56.1256.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-kvm package and not the kernel-rt-kvm package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution in certain vector execution units for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

6.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

6.5 medium
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SUSE

6.2 medium
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Red Hat

6.5 medium