Race Condition Affecting kernel-bootwrapper package, versions <0:3.10.0-327.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELBOOTWRAPPER-2055068
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Sept 2014

Introduced: 24 Sep 2014

CVE-2010-5313  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-bootwrapper to version 0:3.10.0-327.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-bootwrapper package and not the kernel-bootwrapper package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Race condition in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 allows L2 guest OS users to cause a denial of service (L1 guest OS crash) via a crafted instruction that triggers an L2 emulation failure report, a similar issue to CVE-2014-7842.

CVSS Scores

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