Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNEL-1981446
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed11 Dec 2017
Introduced: 11 Dec 2017
CVE-2017-17741 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:7 kernel.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.14.7 allows attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory, aka a write_mmio stack-based out-of-bounds read, related to arch/x86/kvm/x86.c and include/trace/events/kvm.h.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102227
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-17741
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4073
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4082
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg160796.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00004.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3632-1/