Use After Free Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDOC-6238620
- published 8 Feb 2024
- disclosed 9 Mar 2023
Introduced: 9 Mar 2023
CVE-2023-1989 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-doc to version 0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0724.
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.
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.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1989
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth-next.git/commit/?id=f132c2d13088
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230601-0004/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
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