Improper Validation of Array Index Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDOC-4259735
  • published7 Nov 2021
  • disclosed24 Sept 2021

Introduced: 24 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-43389  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-129  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-doc to version 0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:1988.

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.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.14.15. There is an array-index-out-of-bounds flaw in the detach_capi_ctr function in drivers/isdn/capi/kcapi.c.

CVSS Scores

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