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Information Exposure Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ROCKY8-KERNEL-7263921
  • published 15 Jun 2024
  • disclosed 4 Feb 2024
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Introduced: 4 Feb 2024

CVE-2023-6240 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-203 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel to version 0:4.18.0-553.5.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:3618.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A Marvin vulnerability side-channel leakage was found in the RSA decryption operation in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a network attacker to decrypt ciphertexts or forge signatures, limiting the services that use that private key.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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Red Hat

6.5 medium