Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLS-6217241
- published 31 Jan 2024
- disclosed 24 Aug 2023
Introduced: 24 Aug 2023
CVE-2023-45871 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools to version 0:4.18.0-305.120.1.el8_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0562.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c in the IGB driver in the Linux kernel before 6.5.3. A buffer size may not be adequate for frames larger than the MTU.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-45871
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.3
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=bb5ed01cd2428cd25b1c88a3a9cba87055eb289f
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0001/
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