Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:3.10.0-123.8.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-2035974
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed28 May 2014

Introduced: 28 May 2014

CVE-2014-3917  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:3.10.0-123.8.1.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled with certain syscall rules, allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive single-bit values from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a large value of a syscall number.

CVSS Scores

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