Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-KERNELRTKVM-8134565
  • published1 Oct 2024
  • disclosed23 Jan 2024

Introduced: 23 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-23848  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel-rt-kvm to version 0:4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:7001.

NVD Description

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

In the Linux kernel through 6.7.1, there is a use-after-free in cec_queue_msg_fh, related to drivers/media/cec/core/cec-adap.c and drivers/media/cec/core/cec-api.c.

CVSS Scores

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