Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 package, versions <0:4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8


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 IDSNYK-ROCKY8-KERNELRTDEBUGINFOCOMMONX8664-3194526
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed29 Aug 2022

Introduced: 29 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-1184  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 to version 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:7444.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 package and not the kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free flaw was found in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() in the Linux kernel’s filesystem sub-component. This flaw allows a local attacker with a user privilege to cause a denial of service.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1