Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTKVM-7185021
  • published 3 Jun 2024
  • disclosed 30 May 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-kvm to version 0:4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10 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.

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

scsi: qla2xxx: Fix off by one in qla_edif_app_getstats()

The app_reply->elem[] array is allocated earlier in this function and it has app_req.num_ports elements. Thus this > comparison needs to be >= to prevent memory corruption.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

5.2 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    High
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

6.1 medium