Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions *


Severity

medium

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTKVM-2836363
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 4 Sep 2019

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 kernel-rt-kvm.

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.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.20.2. An out-of-bounds access exists in the function build_audio_procunit in the file sound/usb/mixer.c.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

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

7.8 high
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SUSE

4.9 medium
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Red Hat

7.8 high