Memory Leak Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDOC-6414864
- published 7 Mar 2024
- disclosed 10 Feb 2023
Introduced: 10 Feb 2023
CVE-2023-7192 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-doc to version 0:4.18.0-372.95.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1188.
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 memory leak problem was found in ctnetlink_create_conntrack in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack due to a refcount overflow.