Incorrect Authorization Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-862.el7
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Start learning- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELDEVEL-2100369
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed20 Aug 2017
Introduced: 20 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-14140 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-devel to version 0:3.10.0-862.el7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel package and not the kernel-devel package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The move_pages system call in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.9 doesn't check the effective uid of the target process, enabling a local attacker to learn the memory layout of a setuid executable despite ASLR.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100876
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197e7e521384a23b9e585178f3f11c9fa08274b9
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197e7e521384a23b9e585178f3f11c9fa08274b9
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2018-01-01
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.9
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14140
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3981
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/