Interaction Error Affecting perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-327.10.1.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-PERF-2061899
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 22 Jul 2015
Introduced: 22 Jul 2015
CVE-2015-5157 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 perf to version 0:3.10.0-327.10.1.el7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perf package and not the perf package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platform mishandles IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76005
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9b6e6a8334d56354853f9c255d1395c2ba570e0a
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5157
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3313
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/22/7
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0185.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0212.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0224.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0715.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0185
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2687-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2688-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2689-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2690-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2691-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259577
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