Use After Free Affecting kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1 package, versions <0:1-1.el9_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.63% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-KPATCHPATCH5140162121-3336481
  • published28 Dec 2022
  • disclosed15 Dec 2022

Introduced: 15 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-4379  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1 to version 0:1-1.el9_1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1 package and not the kpatch-patch-5_14_0-162_12_1 package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in __nfs42_ssc_open() in fs/nfs/nfs4file.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows an attacker to conduct a remote denial

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1