Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions <0:3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTKVM-2099122
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Dec 2017

Introduced: 8 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-15127  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-460  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-kvm to version 0:3.10.0-862.rt56.804.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.

A flaw was found in the hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte function in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13. A superfluous implicit page unlock for VM_SHARED hugetlbfs mapping could trigger a local denial of service (BUG).