Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting kernel-rt-trace-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTTRACEDEVEL-2090051
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 18 Apr 2017

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.

It was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.11-rc8 that root can gain direct access to an internal keyring, such as '.dns_resolver' in RHEL-7 or '.builtin_trusted_keys' upstream, by joining it as its session keyring. This allows root to bypass module signature verification by adding a new public key of its own devising to the keyring.