NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDOC-8402593
  • published 26 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 21 Oct 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-doc to version 0:4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:2951.

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.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ASoC: soc-pcm: Add NULL check in BE reparenting

Add NULL check in dpcm_be_reparent API, to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error. The issue occurred in fuzzing test.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

5.5 medium
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SUSE

5.5 medium