CVE-2024-2201 Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELHEADERS-7666055
  • published9 Aug 2024
  • disclosed9 Apr 2024

Introduced: 9 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-2201  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1423  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-headers to version 0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:5101.

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 cross-privilege Spectre v2 vulnerability allows attackers to bypass all deployed mitigations, including the recent Fine(IBT), and to leak arbitrary Linux kernel memory on Intel systems.

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