Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions <0:3.10.0-957.12.1.rt56.927.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.13% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTKVM-2134265
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 7 Feb 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-kvm to version 0:3.10.0-957.12.1.rt56.927.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.

The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.20.5 has a Use-after-Free.

References