Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions <0:3.10.0-957.rt56.910.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTKVM-2111819
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Jan 2018

Introduced: 6 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-5344  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-kvm to version 0:3.10.0-957.rt56.910.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.

In the Linux kernel through 4.14.13, drivers/block/loop.c mishandles lo_release serialization, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (__lock_acquire use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact.