Double Free Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDOC-2444437
  • published8 Apr 2022
  • disclosed4 Apr 2022

Introduced: 4 Apr 2022

CVE-2022-28388  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-doc to version 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:7077.

NVD Description

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

usb_8dev_start_xmit in drivers/net/can/usb/usb_8dev.c in the Linux kernel through 5.17.1 has a double free.

CVSS Scores

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