Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-debug-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.123.1.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDEBUGCORE-8059730
  • published 19 Sep 2024
  • disclosed 21 May 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-debug-core to version 0:4.18.0-372.123.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:6753.

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.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

virtio-net: Add validation for used length

This adds validation for used length (might come from an untrusted device) to avoid data corruption or loss.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

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