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Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-957.5.1.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELDEVEL-2131791
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Nov 2018
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Introduced: 26 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-18397  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-devel to version 0:3.10.0-957.5.1.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 userfaultfd implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.19.7 mishandles access control for certain UFFDIO_ ioctl calls, as demonstrated by allowing local users to write data into holes in a tmpfs file (if the user has read-only access to that file, and that file contains holes), related to fs/userfaultfd.c and mm/userfaultfd.c.