Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDOC-4143752
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 May 2021

Introduced: 12 May 2021

CVE-2020-24586  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-doc to version 0:4.18.0-348.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4356.

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.

The 802.11 standard that underpins Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA, WPA2, and WPA3) and Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) doesn't require that received fragments be cleared from memory after (re)connecting to a network. Under the right circumstances, when another device sends fragmented frames encrypted using WEP, CCMP, or GCMP, this can be abused to inject arbitrary network packets and/or exfiltrate user data.

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