Race Condition Affecting kernel-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELMODULESEXTRA-5880203
- published 3 Sep 2023
- disclosed 2 Sep 2023
Introduced: 2 Sep 2023
CVE-2023-4732 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-modules-extra 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-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.
A flaw was found in pfn_swap_entry_to_page in memory management subsystem in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw, an attacker with a local user privilege may cause a denial of service problem due to a BUG statement referencing pmd_t x.
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