Incorrect Authorization The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package kernel-cross-headers  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELCROSSHEADERS-5422576
  • published14 Apr 2023
  • disclosed5 Dec 2022

Introduced: 5 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-20572  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Centos security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Centos:8.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-cross-headers package and not the kernel-cross-headers package as distributed by Centos.

In verity_target of dm-verity-target.c, there is a possible way to modify read-only files due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-234475629References: Upstream kernel