Logging of Excessive Data Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.67% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDOC-6472252
  • published20 Mar 2024
  • disclosed2 Oct 2022

Introduced: 2 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-3594  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-779  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-doc to version 0:4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1404.

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 vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function intr_callback of the file drivers/net/usb/r8152.c of the component BPF. The manipulation leads to logging of excessive data. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211363.

CVSS Scores

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