Race Condition Affecting kernel-rt-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTDOC-2179257
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 Aug 2019

Introduced: 12 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-19537  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-doc to version 0:3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

In the Linux kernel before 5.2.10, there is a race condition bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the USB character device driver layer, aka CID-303911cfc5b9. This affects drivers/usb/core/file.c.

CVSS Scores

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