Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-debug-kvm package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTDEBUGKVM-2978506
  • published10 Aug 2022
  • disclosed9 Aug 2022

Introduced: 9 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-2588  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-debug-kvm to version 0:4.18.0-372.32.1.rt7.189.el8_6 or higher.

NVD Description

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

It was discovered that the cls_route filter implementation in the Linux kernel would not remove an old filter from the hashtable before freeing it if its handle had the value 0.

CVSS Scores

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