Unchecked Error Condition Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.10.2.rt56.435.el7


Severity

high

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTKVM-2078699
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 12 Oct 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-kvm to version 0:3.10.0-514.10.2.rt56.435.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 allows local users to bypass integer overflow checks, and cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact, by leveraging access to a vfio PCI device file for a VFIO_DEVICE_SET_IRQS ioctl call, aka a "state machine confusion bug."

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

5.3 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

7.8 high
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Red Hat

5.3 medium