Double Free Affecting kernel-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.el8_10
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELMODULESEXTRA-5390660
- published 1 Apr 2023
- disclosed 28 Mar 2023
Introduced: 28 Mar 2023
CVE-2023-28464 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-modules-extra 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-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.
hci_conn_cleanup in net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c in the Linux kernel through 6.2.9 has a use-after-free (observed in hci_conn_hash_flush) because of calls to hci_dev_put and hci_conn_put. There is a double free that may lead to privilege escalation.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28464
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230309074645.74309-1-wzhmmmmm@gmail.com/
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230309074645.74309-1-wzhmmmmm%40gmail.com/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230517-0004/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/28/2
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/28/3
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