NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt-debug-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
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0.04% (6th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTDEBUGCORE-6113549
- published 8 Dec 2023
- disclosed 8 Dec 2023
Introduced: 8 Dec 2023
CVE-2023-6622 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-debug-core to version 0:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-debug-core package and not the kernel-rt-debug-core package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in nft_dynset_init() in net/netfilter/nft_dynset.c in nf_tables in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN user privilege to trigger a denial of service.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6622
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253632
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3701cd390fd731ee7ae8b8006246c8db82c72bea
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G3AGDVE3KBLOOYBPISFDS74R4YAZEDAY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AAOVK2F3ALGKYIQ5IOMAYEC2DGI7BWAW/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950
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