Incorrect Calculation Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.18.0-513.9.1.el8_9
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ROCKY8-KERNELTOOLS-6102414
- published 7 Dec 2023
- disclosed 20 Sep 2023
Introduced: 20 Sep 2023
CVE-2023-2163 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel-tools 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-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by Rocky-Linux.
See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
Incorrect verifier pruning in BPF in Linux Kernel >=5.4 leads to unsafe code paths being incorrectly marked as safe, resulting in arbitrary read/write in kernel memory, lateral privilege escalation, and container escape.