Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELZFCPDUMPMODULESEXTRA-6005911
  • published18 Oct 2023
  • disclosed11 Jan 2023

Introduced: 11 Jan 2023

CVE-2023-45863  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:3138.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra package and not the kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in lib/kobject.c in the Linux kernel before 6.2.3. With root access, an attacker can trigger a race condition that results in a fill_kobj_path out-of-bounds write.

CVSS Scores

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