Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Affecting kernel-debug-modules-extra package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-6231385
  • published 7 Feb 2024
  • disclosed 5 Feb 2024

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 kernel-debug-modules-extra.

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 race condition was found in the Linux kernel's sound/hda device driver in snd_hdac_regmap_sync() function. This can result in a null pointer dereference issue, possibly leading to a kernel panic or denial of service issue.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

4.7 medium