Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting kernel-debug-modules package, versions <0:4.18.0-305.62.1.el8_4
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDEBUGMODULES-4199831
- published 22 Mar 2022
- disclosed 16 Feb 2022
Introduced: 16 Feb 2022
CVE-2022-0494 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-debug-modules to version 0:4.18.0-305.62.1.el8_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:6243.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-modules package and not the kernel-debug-modules package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A kernel information leak flaw was identified in the scsi_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO) to create issues with confidentiality.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0494
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2039448
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220216084038.15635-1-tcs.kernel@gmail.com/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5161
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220216084038.15635-1-tcs.kernel%40gmail.com/