Improper Resource Locking Affecting kernel-debug-modules package, versions <0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELDEBUGMODULES-5461763
  • published25 Apr 2023
  • disclosed17 Apr 2023

Introduced: 17 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-2269  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-413  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-667  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-debug-modules to version 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-modules package and not the kernel-debug-modules package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A denial of service problem was found, due to a possible recursive locking scenario, resulting in a deadlock in table_clear in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c in the Linux Kernel Device Mapper-Multipathing sub-component.

CVSS Scores

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