NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt-trace-devel package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTTRACEDEVEL-1979540
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 9 Oct 2017
Introduced: 9 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-16537 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:7 kernel-rt-trace-devel.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-trace-devel package and not the kernel-rt-trace-devel package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The imon_probe function in drivers/media/rc/imon.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted USB device.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16537
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/syzkaller/bBFN8imrjjo/-5jCl8EiCQAJ
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9994017/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3617-3/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3619-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
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