Double Free Affecting kernel-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.80.1.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELMODULESEXTRA-6077539
  • published22 Nov 2023
  • disclosed21 Jul 2023

Introduced: 21 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-3609  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-372.80.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:7398.

NVD Description

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

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's net/sched: cls_u32 component can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation.

If tcf_change_indev() fails, u32_set_parms() will immediately return an error after incrementing or decrementing the reference counter in tcf_bind_filter(). If an attacker can control the reference counter and set it to zero, they can cause the reference to be freed, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability.

We recommend upgrading past commit 04c55383fa5689357bcdd2c8036725a55ed632bc.

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