Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-KERNELDOC-3278190
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • disclosed24 Aug 2022

Introduced: 24 Aug 2022

CVE-2021-4155  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel-doc to version 0:4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:0188.

NVD Description

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

A data leak flaw was found in the way XFS_IOC_ALLOCSP IOCTL in the XFS filesystem allowed for size increase of files with unaligned size. A local attacker could use this flaw to leak data on the XFS filesystem otherwise not accessible to them.

CVSS Scores

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