Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-rt-debug-kvm package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-KERNELRTDEBUGKVM-6208217
  • published28 Jan 2024
  • disclosed22 Jan 2024

Introduced: 22 Jan 2024

CVE-2023-52340  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 kernel-rt-debug-kvm to version 0:5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 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.

The IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 6.3 has a net/ipv6/route.c max_size threshold that can be consumed easily, e.g., leading to a denial of service (network is unreachable errors) when IPv6 packets are sent in a loop via a raw socket.

CVSS Scores

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