Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.128.1.el8_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLS-6430631
- published 13 Mar 2024
- disclosed 7 Dec 2023
Introduced: 7 Dec 2023
CVE-2024-0646 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools to version 0:4.18.0-193.128.1.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1268.
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 out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Transport Layer Security functionality in how a user calls a function splice with a ktls socket as the destination. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0646
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1268
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253908
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c5a595000e267