Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting kernel-ipaclones-internal package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELIPACLONESINTERNAL-3111423
  • published 9 Nov 2022
  • disclosed 11 Aug 2022

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 kernel-ipaclones-internal.

NVD Description

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

An incorrect read request flaw was found in the Infrared Transceiver USB driver in the Linux kernel. This issue occurs when a user attaches a malicious USB device. A local user could use this flaw to starve the resources, causing denial of service or potentially crashing the system.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

4.6 medium
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SUSE

5.5 medium