Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting kernel-rt-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTCORE-2076530
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 May 2020

Introduced: 1 May 2020

CVE-2020-10732  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-core to version 0:4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-core package and not the kernel-rt-core package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to crash a trivial program and exfiltrate private kernel data.

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