Race Condition Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLS-6234491
  • published 8 Feb 2024
  • disclosed 19 Jun 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools to version 0:4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0724.

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.

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2023-3141. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2023-3141. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2023-3141 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

6.4 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    High
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High