Race Condition Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELDOC-6140072
  • published27 Dec 2023
  • disclosed6 Dec 2023

Introduced: 6 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6531  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-doc to version 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:2394.

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 flaw was found in the Linux Kernel due to a race problem in the unix garbage collector's deletion of SKB races with unix_stream_read_generic() on the socket that the SKB is queued on.

CVSS Scores

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