Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Affecting kernel-64k-modules package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNEL64KMODULES-5531551
  • published7 Jun 2022
  • disclosed1 May 2022

Introduced: 1 May 2022

CVE-2022-1974  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-367  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:9 kernel-64k-modules.

NVD Description

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

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFC core functionality due to a race condition between kobject creation and delete. This vulnerability allows a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privilege to leak kernel information.

CVSS Scores

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