Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-rt-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8
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EPSS
0.05% (16th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTDEVEL-1973260
- published 5 Oct 2021
- disclosed 30 Sep 2021
How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-devel to version 0:4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-devel package and not the kernel-rt-devel package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
prealloc_elems_and_freelist in kernel/bpf/stackmap.c in the Linux kernel before 5.14.12 allows unprivileged users to trigger an eBPF multiplication integer overflow with a resultant out-of-bounds write.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-41864
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7BLLVKYAIETEORUPTFO3TR3C33ZPFXQM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LAT3RERO6QBKSPJBNNRWY3D4NCGTFOS7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SYKURLXBB2555ASWMPDNMBUPD6AG2JKQ/
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/30e29a9a2bc6a4888335a6ede968b75cd329657a
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf.git/commit/?id=30e29a9a2bc6a4888335a6ede968b75cd329657a
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1975
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.14.12
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211029-0004/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7BLLVKYAIETEORUPTFO3TR3C33ZPFXQM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LAT3RERO6QBKSPJBNNRWY3D4NCGTFOS7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SYKURLXBB2555ASWMPDNMBUPD6AG2JKQ/
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