Use After Free Affecting kernel-cross-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-477.43.1.el8_8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELCROSSHEADERS-6214977
- published 31 Jan 2024
- disclosed 7 Mar 2023
Introduced: 7 Mar 2023
CVE-2023-3141 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-cross-headers to version 0:4.18.0-477.43.1.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0575.
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 r592_remove in drivers/memstick/host/r592.c in media access in the Linux Kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system at device disconnect, possibly leading to a kernel information leak.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3141
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAPDyKFoV9aZObZ5GBm0U_-UVeVkBN_rAG-kH3BKoP4EXdYM4bw@mail.gmail.com/t/
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.3.4
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=63264422785021704c39b38f65a78ab9e4a186d7
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00030.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230706-0004/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAPDyKFoV9aZObZ5GBm0U_-UVeVkBN_rAG-kH3BKoP4EXdYM4bw%40mail.gmail.com/t/