Use After Free Affecting kernel-tools-libs-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.15.2.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELTOOLSLIBSDEVEL-2181015
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 8 Jun 2020
Introduced: 8 Jun 2020
CVE-2020-15436 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-tools-libs-devel to version 0:3.10.0-1160.15.2.el7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-libs-devel package and not the kernel-tools-libs-devel package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/block_dev.c in the Linux kernel before 5.8 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by leveraging improper access to a certain error field.
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