Improper Data Handling Affecting python-perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-229.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-PYTHONPERF-2043114
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 5 Mar 2015
How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 python-perf to version 0:3.10.0-229.el7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-perf package and not the python-perf package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The XFS implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15 improperly uses an old size value during remote attribute replacement, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (transaction overrun and data corruption) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging XFS filesystem access.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195248
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0274
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0290
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031853
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59