NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-doc 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
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-KERNELDOC-7264088
  • published15 Jun 2024
  • disclosed22 Feb 2024

Introduced: 22 Feb 2024

CVE-2023-52448  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel-doc 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-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.

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

gfs2: Fix kernel NULL pointer dereference in gfs2_rgrp_dump

Syzkaller has reported a NULL pointer dereference when accessing rgd->rd_rgl in gfs2_rgrp_dump(). This can happen when creating rgd->rd_gl fails in read_rindex_entry(). Add a NULL pointer check in gfs2_rgrp_dump() to prevent that.

CVSS Base Scores

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