NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELHEADERS-7731096
  • published21 Aug 2024
  • disclosed22 Feb 2024

Introduced: 22 Feb 2024

CVE-2023-52448  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-headers to version 0:5.14.0-284.79.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:5364.

NVD Description

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

gfs2: Fix kernel NULL pointer dereference in gfs2_rgrp_dump

Syzkaller has reported a NULL pointer dereference when accessing rgd->rd_rgl in gfs2_rgrp_dump(). This can happen when creating rgd->rd_gl fails in read_rindex_entry(). Add a NULL pointer check in gfs2_rgrp_dump() to prevent that.

CVSS Scores

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