Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-core package, versions <0:5.14.0-70.85.1.el9_0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL9-KERNELCORE-6192409
  • published 26 Jan 2024
  • disclosed 24 Aug 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-core to version 0:5.14.0-70.85.1.el9_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0432.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-core package and not the kernel-core 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

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Adjacent
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.5 high
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SUSE

5.3 medium