Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.90.1.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELHEADERS-4058929
  • published15 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Mar 2022

Introduced: 21 Mar 2022

CVE-2022-1353  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-headers to version 0:4.18.0-193.90.1.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:5998.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in the pfkey_register function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local, unprivileged user to gain access to kernel memory, leading to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information.

CVSS Scores

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