Missing Authorization Affecting kernel-bootwrapper package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.el7
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed18 Sept 2018
Introduced: 18 Sep 2018
CVE-2018-16597 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-bootwrapper to version 0:3.10.0-514.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.
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.8. Incorrect access checking in overlayfs mounts could be used by local attackers to modify or truncate files in the underlying filesystem.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105394
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/33
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106512
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c0ca3d70e8d3cf81e2255a217f7ca402f5ed0862
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0001/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22691834
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16597
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153702/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2574
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-10/msg00033.html