NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt-trace-kvm package, versions <0:3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.33% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTTRACEKVM-2139418
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 May 2019

Introduced: 7 May 2019

CVE-2019-11810  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-trace-kvm to version 0:3.10.0-1062.rt56.1022.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.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.7. A NULL pointer dereference can occur when megasas_create_frame_pool() fails in megasas_alloc_cmds() in drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c. This causes a Denial of Service, related to a use-after-free.

CVSS Scores

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