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Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions <0:3.10.0-1062.7.1.rt56.1030.el7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTKVM-2148467
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 20 Aug 2019
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Introduced: 20 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-15239 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-416 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-kvm to version 0:3.10.0-1062.7.1.rt56.1030.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, a certain net/ipv4/tcp_output.c change, which was properly incorporated into 4.16.12, was incorrectly backported to the earlier longterm kernels, introducing a new vulnerability that was potentially more severe than the issue that was intended to be fixed by backporting. Specifically, by adding to a write queue between disconnection and re-connection, a local attacker can trigger multiple use-after-free conditions. This can result in a kernel crash, or potentially in privilege escalation. NOTE: this affects (for example) Linux distributions that use 4.9.x longterm kernels before 4.9.190 or 4.14.x longterm kernels before 4.14.139.

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