Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception Affecting python-perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-862.2.3.el7
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed1 May 2018
Introduced: 1 May 2018
CVE-2018-1000199 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 python-perf to version 0:3.10.0-862.2.3.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 Linux Kernel version 3.18 contains a dangerous feature vulnerability in modify_user_hw_breakpoint() that can result in crash and possibly memory corruption. This attack appear to be exploitable via local code execution and the ability to use ptrace. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in git commit f67b15037a7a50c57f72e69a6d59941ad90a0f0f.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000199
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00000.html
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/4/6/813
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1318
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040806
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3641-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3641-2/