Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:5.14.0-70.93.2.el9_0


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELTOOLS-6422409
  • published12 Mar 2024
  • disclosed3 Jan 2022

Introduced: 3 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-0480  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-tools to version 0:5.14.0-70.93.2.el9_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1250.

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.

A flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel. This issue can lead to host memory exhaustion due to memcg not limiting the number of Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) file locks.

CVSS Scores

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