CVE-2024-2201 Affecting kernel-tools-libs-devel package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELTOOLSLIBSDEVEL-8498731
  • published12 Dec 2024
  • disclosed9 Apr 2024

Introduced: 9 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-2201  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1423  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-tools-libs-devel to version 0:5.14.0-427.42.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:8617.

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 cross-privilege Spectre v2 vulnerability allows attackers to bypass all deployed mitigations, including the recent Fine(IBT), and to leak arbitrary Linux kernel memory on Intel systems.

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