Memory Leak Affecting kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELZFCPDUMPMODULESEXTRA-7870237
  • published3 Sept 2024
  • disclosed12 Oct 2022

Introduced: 12 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-3524  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra to version 0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:2458.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ipv6_renew_options of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211021 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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