Use After Free Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:5.14.0-70.49.1.el9_0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELDOC-3383588
  • published28 Dec 2022
  • disclosed15 Dec 2022

Introduced: 15 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-4379  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-doc to version 0:5.14.0-70.49.1.el9_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:1202.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc 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 __nfs42_ssc_open() in fs/nfs/nfs4file.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows an attacker to conduct a remote denial

CVSS Scores

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