Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-modules-extra package, versions <0:5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-KERNELRTMODULESEXTRA-3337015
  • published2 Mar 2023
  • disclosed10 Jan 2023

Introduced: 10 Jan 2023

CVE-2022-4379  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 kernel-rt-modules-extra to version 0:5.14.0-162.18.1.rt21.181.el9_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2023:0979.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-modules-extra package and not the kernel-rt-modules-extra package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in __nfs42_ssc_open() in fs/nfs/nfs4file.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows an attacker to conduct a remote denial

CVSS Scores

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