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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRT-2087885
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 21 Mar 2017
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Introduced: 21 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-2647 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt to version 0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving a NULL value for a certain match field, related to the keyring_search_iterator function in keyring.c.