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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.el8_10

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ROCKY8-KERNELDEBUGINFOCOMMONAARCH64-7264484
  • published 15 Jun 2024
  • disclosed 16 Nov 2023
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Introduced: 16 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-6176 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 to version 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:3138.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 package and not the kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel API for the cryptographic algorithm scatterwalk functionality. This issue occurs when a user constructs a malicious packet with specific socket configuration, which could allow a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

4.7 medium
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SUSE

7.8 high