Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-rt-trace-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-957.rt56.910.el7


Severity

high

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTTRACEDEVEL-2111501
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 10 Jun 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-trace-devel to version 0:3.10.0-957.rt56.910.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.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bound access in ext4_get_group_info function, a denial of service, and a system crash by mounting and operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

4.2 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Physical
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

5.5 medium
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SUSE

5 medium
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Red Hat

4.2 medium