CVE-2023-52658 Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-BPFTOOL-6899963
  • published18 May 2024
  • disclosed17 May 2024

Introduced: 17 May 2024

CVE-2023-52658  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 bpftool to version 0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:5101.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Revert "net/mlx5: Block entering switchdev mode with ns inconsistency"

This reverts commit 662404b24a4c4d839839ed25e3097571f5938b9b. The revert is required due to the suspicion it is not good for anything and cause crash.

CVSS Scores

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