Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLS-6473850
- published 20 Mar 2024
- disclosed 10 Apr 2023
Introduced: 10 Apr 2023
CVE-2023-30456 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools to version 0:4.18.0-477.51.1.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1404.
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 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.8. nVMX on x86_64 lacks consistency checks for CR0 and CR4.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-30456
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173757/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0096-1.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2.8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/112e66017bff7f2837030f34c2bc19501e9212d5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230511-0007/
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