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Information Exposure Affecting perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.11.1.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 ID SNYK-CENTOS7-PERF-2095736
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 12 Jun 2017
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Introduced: 12 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-1000380 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-200 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 perf to version 0:3.10.0-693.11.1.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.

sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.5 is vulnerable to a data race in the ALSA /dev/snd/timer driver resulting in local users being able to read information belonging to other users, i.e., uninitialized memory contents may be disclosed when a read and an ioctl happen at the same time.