Resource Injection Affecting kernel-core package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.67.1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL9-KERNELCORE-7156370
  • published 29 May 2024
  • disclosed 2 Apr 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-core to version 0:5.14.0-284.67.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:3461.

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.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: nft_ct: sanitize layer 3 and 4 protocol number in custom expectations

  • Disallow families other than NFPROTO_{IPV4,IPV6,INET}.
  • Disallow layer 4 protocol with no ports, since destination port is a mandatory attribute for this object.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

6.1 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

5.5 medium