Use After Free Affecting kernel-tools-libs-devel package, versions <0:5.14.0-70.49.1.el9_0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (66th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELTOOLSLIBSDEVEL-3383516
  • published28 Dec 2022
  • disclosed15 Dec 2022

Introduced: 15 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-4379  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-tools-libs-devel to version 0:5.14.0-70.49.1.el9_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:1202.

NVD Description

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

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in __nfs42_ssc_open() in fs/nfs/nfs4file.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows an attacker to conduct a remote denial

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1