Race Condition Affecting kernel-rt-trace-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.82% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTTRACEDEVEL-2100311
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 10 Jan 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-trace-devel to version 0:3.10.0-862.rt56.804.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.

In the Linux kernel 4.12, 3.10, 2.6 and possibly earlier versions a race condition vulnerability exists in the sound system, this can lead to a deadlock and denial of service condition.