Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-debug package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.70.1.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.08% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDEBUG-5873106
  • published 21 Jul 2022
  • disclosed 5 Jan 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-debug to version 0:4.18.0-372.70.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:4789.

NVD Description

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

When setting font with malicous data by ioctl cmd PIO_FONT,kernel will write memory out of bounds.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.8 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Physical
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

6.8 medium
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SUSE

6.3 medium