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Information Exposure Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:3.10.0-1062.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-2137578
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Mar 2018
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Introduced: 8 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-7755  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:3.10.0-1062.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.

An issue was discovered in the fd_locked_ioctl function in drivers/block/floppy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7. The floppy driver will copy a kernel pointer to user memory in response to the FDGETPRM ioctl. An attacker can send the FDGETPRM ioctl and use the obtained kernel pointer to discover the location of kernel code and data and bypass kernel security protections such as KASLR.