Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting kernel-debug-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-3333888
  • published 28 Feb 2023
  • disclosed 28 Jan 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-debug-modules-extra 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-extra package and not the kernel-debug-modules-extra package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel. The tls_is_tx_ready() incorrectly checks for list emptiness, potentially accessing a type confused entry to the list_head, leaking the last byte of the confused field that overlaps with rec->tx_ready.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

3.3 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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Red Hat

3.3 low
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SUSE

2.5 low