Overview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cifs: fix potential use-after-free bugs in TCP_Server_Info::hostname
TCP_Server_Info::hostname may be updated once or many times during reconnect, so protect its access outside reconnect path as well and then prevent any potential use-after-free bugs.
Details
- Affected product:
- AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU , CentOS 8.4 ELS , CentOS 8.5 ELS , CentOS Stream 8 ELS , TuxCare 9.6 ESU
- Affected packages:
- kernel @ 5.14.0 (+4 more)
Fixes
KernelCare state
Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.
| Operating system | Status | Covered kernels |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 8 | Will Not Fix |
81 kernels
|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | Released |
13 kernels
|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | Planned | — |
| CentOS 8 | Will Not Fix |
21 kernels
|
| CloudLinux OS 7h | Will Not Fix |
85 kernels
|
| CloudLinux OS 8 | Will Not Fix |
84 kernels
|
| Debian 12 | Planned | — |
| RHEL 8 | Will Not Fix |
89 kernels
|
| RHEL8 EUS 8.6 | Will Not Fix |
58 kernels
|
| RHEL 9 | Will Not Fix | — |
| Rocky Linux 8 | Will Not Fix |
70 kernels
|