Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELRTKVM-4125713
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed17 Feb 2021

Introduced: 17 Feb 2021

CVE-2020-24504  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-rt-kvm to version 0:4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4140.

NVD Description

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

Uncontrolled resource consumption in some Intel(R) Ethernet E810 Adapter drivers for Linux before version 1.0.4 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS Scores

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