Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-rt-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-305.125.1.rt7.201.el8_4


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-KERNELRTDEVEL-6470255
  • published20 Mar 2024
  • disclosed11 Dec 2022

Introduced: 11 Dec 2022

CVE-2023-2176  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-rt-devel to version 0:4.18.0-305.125.1.rt7.201.el8_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1382.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was found in compare_netdev_and_ip in drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c in RDMA in the Linux Kernel. The improper cleanup results in out-of-boundary read, where a local user can utilize this problem to crash the system or escalation of privilege.

CVSS Scores

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