Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNEL-5828130
  • published8 Aug 2023
  • disclosed20 Jun 2023

Introduced: 20 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-37453  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel to version 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:3138.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in the USB subsystem in the Linux kernel through 6.4.2. There is an out-of-bounds and crash in read_descriptors in drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c.

CVSS Scores

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