NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.48.1.rt14.333.el9_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL9-KERNELRTDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-6195478
- published 26 Jan 2024
- disclosed 11 Dec 2023
Introduced: 11 Dec 2023
CVE-2023-6679 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra to version 0:5.14.0-284.48.1.rt14.333.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0439.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra package and not the kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in dpll_pin_parent_pin_set() in drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c in the Digital Phase Locked Loop (DPLL) subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue could be exploited to trigger a denial of service.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6679
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2253986
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20231211083758.1082853-1-jiri@resnulli.us/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0439
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7LSPIOMIJYTLZB6QKPQVVAYSUETUWKPF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBVHM4LGMFIHBN4UBESYRFMYX3WUICV5/