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Interaction Error Affecting kernel-rt-trace-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-327.10.1.rt56.211.el7_2

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTTRACEDEVEL-2062825
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 22 Jul 2015
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Introduced: 22 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-5157 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-435 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-trace-devel to version 0:3.10.0-327.10.1.rt56.211.el7_2 or higher.

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.

arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platform mishandles IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

8.4 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

7.4 high