Unchecked Return Value Affecting kernel-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELMODULESEXTRA-3169623
  • published14 Dec 2022
  • disclosed13 Dec 2022

Introduced: 13 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-3108  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-252  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.16-rc6. kfd_parse_subtype_iolink in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_crat.c lacks check of the return value of kmemdup().

CVSS Scores

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