Use After Free Affecting kernel-cross-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELCROSSHEADERS-5545841
- published 6 Mar 2023
- disclosed 2 Oct 2022
Introduced: 2 Oct 2022
CVE-2023-1195 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-cross-headers to version 0:4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:2951.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-cross-headers package and not the kernel-cross-headers package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A use-after-free flaw was found in reconn_set_ipaddr_from_hostname in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel. The issue occurs when it forgets to set the free pointer server->hostname to NULL, leading to an invalid pointer request.