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Missing Initialization of a Variable Affecting kernel package, versions <0:3.10.0-327.10.1.el7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNEL-2062687
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 12 Oct 2015
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Introduced: 12 Oct 2015

CVE-2015-7872 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-456 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel to version 0:3.10.0-327.10.1.el7 or higher.

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 key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted keyctl commands.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

4 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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Red Hat

8.4 high