Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-trace-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTTRACEDEVEL-2089950
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Jan 2017

Introduced: 11 Jan 2017

CVE-2017-2584  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-trace-devel to version 0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7 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/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.3 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted application that leverages instruction emulation for fxrstor, fxsave, sgdt, and sidt.