Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-debug package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTDEBUG-6291896
  • published28 Feb 2024
  • disclosed26 Feb 2024

Introduced: 26 Feb 2024

CVE-2019-25162  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-debug to version 0:4.18.0-553.5.1.rt7.346.el8_10 or higher.

NVD Description

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

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

i2c: Fix a potential use after free

Free the adap structure only after we are done using it. This patch just moves the put_device() down a bit to avoid the use after free.

[wsa: added comment to the code, added Fixes tag]

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