Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-rt-debug package, versions <0:5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1


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-KERNELRTDEBUG-3562886
  • published18 Jan 2023
  • disclosed13 Jan 2023

Introduced: 13 Jan 2023

CVE-2023-0179  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-rt-debug to version 0:5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:0979.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-debug package and not the kernel-rt-debug package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow the leakage of both stack and heap addresses, and potentially allow Local Privilege Escalation to the root user via arbitrary code execution.

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