Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.15.2.rt56.1152.el7


Severity

0.0
medium
0
10

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.07% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTKVM-2179629
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 21 Dec 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-kvm to version 0:3.10.0-1160.15.2.rt56.1152.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 incorrect umask during file or directory modification in the Linux kernel NFS (network file system) functionality was found in the way user create and delete object using NFSv4.2 or newer if both simultaneously accessing the NFS by the other process that is not using new NFSv4.2. A user with access to the NFS could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

4.4 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    High
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

4.9 medium
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Red Hat

4.4 medium