Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra package, versions <0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNEL64KDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-8460734
  • published5 Dec 2024
  • disclosed24 Aug 2023

Introduced: 24 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-45871  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra to version 0:5.14.0-362.13.1.el9_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:7749.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c in the IGB driver in the Linux kernel before 6.5.3. A buffer size may not be adequate for frames larger than the MTU.

CVSS Scores

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