Race Condition Affecting kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-147.5.1.rt24.98.el8_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-2019947
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Nov 2019

Introduced: 20 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-14898  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-667  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-147.5.1.rt24.98.el8_1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

The fix for CVE-2019-11599, affecting the Linux kernel before 5.0.10 was not complete. A local user could use this flaw to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or possibly have other unspecified impacts by triggering a race condition with mmget_not_zero or get_task_mm calls.

CVSS Scores

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