Information Exposure Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
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EPSS
0.08% (36th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELHEADERS-5831264
- published 9 Aug 2023
- disclosed 8 Aug 2023
Introduced: 8 Aug 2023
CVE-2022-40982 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-headers 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-headers package and not the kernel-headers 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
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-40982
- http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00828.html
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-435.html
- https://access.redhat.com/solutions/7027704
- https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2023-007/
- https://downfall.page
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00013.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00026.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HKKYIK2EASDNUV4I7EFJKNBVO3KCKGRR/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HKREYYTWUY7ZDNIB2N6H5BUJ3LE5VZPE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OL7WI2TJCWSZIQP2RIOLWHOKLM25M44J/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T7WO5JM74YJSYAE5RBV4DC6A4YLEKWLF/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230811-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5474
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5475
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-435.html
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