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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-1976
CVE-2023-1976:
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Overview
QATzip, a user space library built on top of Intel QuickAssist Technology, was found to contain a security vulnerability. The issue was identified and disclosed in April 2023, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support systems (Red Hat Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability was classified as having an 'Important' security impact according to Red Hat Product Security's assessment. The issue specifically affects the QATzip library, which provides accelerated compression and decompression services by offloading requests to Intel Chipset Series (Red Hat Advisory).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially lead to local privilege escalation, allowing attackers to gain elevated access to affected systems (Red Hat Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Red Hat has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fix is available in qatzip version 1.1.2-1.el9_0 for affected systems. Users are advised to apply the security update to mitigate the risk (Red Hat Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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