Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.33% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELHEADERS-6130068
  • published 18 Dec 2023
  • disclosed 2 Dec 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-headers to version 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 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.

Bluetooth BR/EDR devices with Secure Simple Pairing and Secure Connections pairing in Bluetooth Core Specification 4.2 through 5.4 allow certain man-in-the-middle attacks that force a short key length, and might lead to discovery of the encryption key and live injection, aka BLUFFS.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

6.8 medium
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SUSE

6.8 medium