Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-modules package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELMODULES-4146020
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 10 Jul 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-modules to version 0:4.18.0-348.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4356.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.8.1. net/bluetooth/hci_event.c has a slab out-of-bounds read in hci_extended_inquiry_result_evt, aka CID-51c19bf3d5cf.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

7.1 high
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SUSE

5.1 medium