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Red Hat: CVE-2022-4378: stack overflow in do_proc_dointvec and proc_skip_spaces (Multiple Advisories)

Name: Red Hat: CVE-2022-4378: stack overflow in do_proc_dointvec and proc_skip_spaces (Multiple Advisories)
Creator: Red Hat
Published: 2023-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CWE-131, CWE-787, Red Hat, 2022, 4378, stack overflow in do_proc_dointvec and proc_skip_spaces (Multiple Advisories), redhat-upgrade-kernel, redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt, Severity 7

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

Jan 5, 2023

Added

Mar 1, 2023

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

A stack overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SYSCTL subsystem in how a user changes certain kernel parameters and variables. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

Solutions

redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

References

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