Information Exposure Affecting kernel-rt-trace-kvm package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTTRACEKVM-2072745
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Oct 2015

Introduced: 16 Oct 2015

CVE-2015-8374  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-trace-kvm to version 0:3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-trace-kvm package and not the kernel-rt-trace-kvm package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

fs/btrfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles compressed inline extents, which allows local users to obtain sensitive pre-truncation information from a file via a clone action.

CVSS Scores

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