Use After Free Affecting kernel-debug-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.80.1.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDEBUGCORE-4018196
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 30 Jan 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-debug-core to version 0:4.18.0-193.80.1.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:1213.

NVD Description

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

There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through 5.5.2 in the vgacon_invert_region function in drivers/video/console/vgacon.c.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

5.9 medium
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SUSE

4.4 medium