SB2022110261 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kpatch-patch
Published: November 2, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022110261
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2585)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack or escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources in POSIX CPU timers when handling death of a process. A local user can crash the kernel or execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.