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Information Exposure 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
    0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-5831346
  • 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: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.

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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NVD

6.5 medium
  • 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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Red Hat

6.5 medium
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SUSE

6.2 medium