Double Free Affecting kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_124_1 package, versions <0:1-2.el9_0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KPATCHPATCH5140701241-9728670
  • published17 Apr 2025
  • disclosed26 Feb 2025

Introduced: 26 Feb 2025

CVE-2022-49541  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_124_1 to version 0:1-2.el9_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2025:3961.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_124_1 package and not the kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_124_1 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cifs: fix potential double free during failed mount

RHBZ: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2088799

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1