Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELTOOLS-6129876
  • published18 Dec 2023
  • disclosed2 Dec 2023

Introduced: 2 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-24023  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-300  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-tools 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-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Bluetooth BR/EDR devices with Secure Simple Pairing and Secure Connections pairing in Bluetooth Core Specification 4.2 through 5.4 allow certain man-in-the-middle attacks that force a short key length, and might lead to discovery of the encryption key and live injection, aka BLUFFS.

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