Memory Leak Affecting kernel-rt-debug-kvm package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELRTDEBUGKVM-4244915
  • published12 Sept 2021
  • disclosed20 Aug 2021

Introduced: 20 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-3764  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-rt-debug-kvm to version 0:4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:1975.

NVD Description

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

A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() function that allows an attacker to cause a denial of service. The vulnerability is similar to the older CVE-2019-18808. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Scores

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