Use After Free Affecting kernel-64k-debug-modules package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.48.1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNEL64KDEBUGMODULES-6196234
  • published26 Jan 2024
  • disclosed17 Jan 2023

Introduced: 17 Jan 2023

CVE-2023-2162  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-64k-debug-modules to version 0:5.14.0-284.48.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0448.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-64k-debug-modules package and not the kernel-64k-debug-modules package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in iscsi_sw_tcp_session_create in drivers/scsi/iscsi_tcp.c in SCSI sub-component in the Linux Kernel. In this flaw an attacker could leak kernel internal information.

CVSS Scores

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