Race Condition Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-754.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-2151276
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Nov 2017

Introduced: 1 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-18203  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:2.6.32-754.el6 or higher.

NVD Description

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

The dm_get_from_kobject function in drivers/md/dm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) by leveraging a race condition with __dm_destroy during creation and removal of DM devices.