Buffer Overflow The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package kernel-tools  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELTOOLS-9496208
  • published21 Mar 2025
  • disclosed22 Oct 2022

Introduced: 22 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-3628  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Red Hat security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for RHEL:9.

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.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel Broadcom Full MAC Wi-Fi driver. This issue occurs when a user connects to a malicious USB device. This can allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges.