Information Exposure Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELHEADERS-3062698
  • published26 Oct 2022
  • disclosed12 Jul 2022

Introduced: 12 Jul 2022

CVE-2022-29900  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-headers to version 0:4.18.0-372.32.1.el8_6 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Mis-trained branch predictions for return instructions may allow arbitrary speculative code execution under certain microarchitecture-dependent conditions.

CVSS Scores

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