Use After Free Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-513.9.1.el8_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.82% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-KERNELHEADERS-6102465
  • published7 Dec 2023
  • disclosed1 Nov 2023

Introduced: 1 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-5178  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel-headers to version 0:4.18.0-513.9.1.el8_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2023:7549.

NVD Description

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

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in drivers/nvme/target/tcp.cinnvmet_tcp_free_crypto` due to a logical bug in the NVMe/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a malicious user to cause a use-after-free and double-free problem, which may permit remote code execution or lead to local privilege escalation.

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