Detection of Error Condition Without Action Affecting kernel-rt-debug package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTDEBUG-2088578
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Apr 2017

Introduced: 8 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-7616  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-390  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-debug 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-debug package and not the kernel-rt-debug package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Incorrect error handling in the set_mempolicy and mbind compat syscalls in mm/mempolicy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized stack data by triggering failure of a certain bitmap operation.