Race Condition Affecting kernel package, versions <0:3.10.0-1062.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNEL-2138705
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed30 Jul 2018
Introduced: 30 Jul 2018
CVE-2018-14625 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 kernel to version 0:3.10.0-1062.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.
A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel where an attacker may be able to have an uncontrolled read to kernel-memory from within a vm guest. A race condition between connect() and close() function may allow an attacker using the AF_VSOCK protocol to gather a 4 byte information leak or possibly intercept or corrupt AF_VSOCK messages destined to other clients.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-14625
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14625
- https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=bd391451452fb0b93039
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2029
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-3/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-4/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3871-5/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3872-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3878-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3878-2/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1619846