Use After Free Affecting perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.21.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.97% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PERF-2082332
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 Aug 2016

Introduced: 4 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-7910  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 perf to version 0:3.10.0-514.21.1.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.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the disk_seqf_stop function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the execution of a certain stop operation even if the corresponding start operation had failed.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1