NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.133.1.el8_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLS-6675820
- published 27 Apr 2024
- disclosed 14 May 2022
Introduced: 14 May 2022
CVE-2023-4459 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools to version 0:4.18.0-193.133.1.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:2006.
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.
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in vmxnet3_rq_cleanup in drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c in the networking sub-component in vmxnet3 in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with normal user privilege to cause a denial of service due to a missing sanity check during cleanup.