Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-rt-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTDEVEL-2869823
  • published14 Jun 2022
  • disclosed31 May 2022

Introduced: 31 May 2022

CVE-2022-2078  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-devel to version 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's nft_set_desc_concat_parse() function .This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a buffer overflow via nft_set_desc_concat_parse() , causing a denial of service and possibly to run code.

CVSS Scores

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