Race Condition Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-KERNELTOOLS-2882545
  • published4 Jun 2022
  • disclosed9 May 2022

Introduced: 9 May 2022

CVE-2022-1462  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-366  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 kernel-tools to version 0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TeleTYpe subsystem. The issue occurs in how a user triggers a race condition using ioctls TIOCSPTLCK and TIOCGPTPEER and TIOCSTI and TCXONC with leakage of memory in the flush_to_ldisc function. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or read unauthorized random data from memory.

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