Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-kvm package, versions <0:4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTKVM-1992525
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 Jul 2019

Introduced: 4 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-13233  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-kvm to version 0:4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

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

In arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.9, there is a use-after-free for access to an LDT entry because of a race condition between modify_ldt() and a #BR exception for an MPX bounds violation.