NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-2403244
- published 16 Feb 2022
- disclosed 24 Jan 2022
Introduced: 24 Jan 2022
CVE-2022-0617 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-libs package and not the kernel-tools-libs package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel UDF file system functionality was found in the way user triggers udf_file_write_iter function for the malicious UDF image. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system. Actual from Linux kernel 4.2-rc1 till 5.17-rc2.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0617
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7683
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/13/2
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7fc3b7c2981bbd1047916ade327beccb90994eee
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ea8569194b43f0f01f0a84c689388542c7254a1f
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220114172329.ygzry5rlz64ua2nr@quack3.lan/T/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5095
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220114172329.ygzry5rlz64ua2nr%40quack3.lan/T/