Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting kernel-rt-debug-kvm package, versions <0:5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-KERNELRTDEBUGKVM-2880547
  • published22 Mar 2022
  • disclosed16 Feb 2022

Introduced: 16 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-0494  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 kernel-rt-debug-kvm to version 0:5.14.0-70.22.1.rt21.94.el9_0 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A kernel information leak flaw was identified in the scsi_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO) to create issues with confidentiality.

CVSS Scores

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