Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-rt-debug-kvm package, versions <0:4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELRTDEBUGKVM-5558017
  • published14 Oct 2022
  • disclosed13 Oct 2022

Introduced: 13 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-41674  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-rt-debug-kvm to version 0:4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:2736.

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.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.19.16. Attackers able to inject WLAN frames could cause a buffer overflow in the ieee80211_bss_info_update function in net/mac80211/scan.c.

CVSS Scores

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