Use After Free Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-477.64.1.el8_8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-7557161
  • published24 Jul 2024
  • disclosed9 Mar 2023

Introduced: 9 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-1989  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:4.18.0-477.64.1.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:4740.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-devel package and not the kernel-debug-devel 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 btsdio_remove in drivers\bluetooth\btsdio.c in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw, a call to btsdio_remove with an unfinished job, may cause a race problem leading to a UAF on hdev devices.

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