Out-of-bounds Read 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-6473860
- published 20 Mar 2024
- disclosed 4 Dec 2023
Introduced: 4 Dec 2023
CVE-2023-6606 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 out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in smbCalcSize in fs/smb/client/netmisc.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6606
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218218
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253611
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00016.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1404
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