Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types Affecting kernel-debug package, versions <0:2.6.32-71.7.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNELDEBUG-2034392
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Sept 2010

Introduced: 15 Sep 2010

CVE-2010-3301  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-681  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 kernel-debug to version 0:2.6.32-71.7.1.el6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug package and not the kernel-debug package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The IA32 system call emulation functionality in arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4-git2 on the x86_64 platform does not zero extend the %eax register after the 32-bit entry path to ptrace is used, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an out-of-bounds access to the system call table using the %rax register. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2007-4573 regression.

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