NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt-debug-kvm 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 IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTDEBUGKVM-2088173
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Mar 2017

Introduced: 21 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-2647  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-debug-kvm 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-kvm package and not the kernel-rt-debug-kvm 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.