Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions <0:4.18.0-513.18.1.rt7.320.el8_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTKVM-3232017
  • published17 Jan 2023
  • disclosed11 Aug 2022

Introduced: 11 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-3545  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-kvm to version 0:4.18.0-513.18.1.rt7.320.el8_9 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function area_cache_get of the file drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_cppcore.c of the component IPsec. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211045 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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