Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-rt-modules package, versions <0:4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8
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EPSS
0.06% (29th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTMODULES-2076232
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 22 Mar 2020
How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-modules 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-modules package and not the kernel-rt-modules package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel before 5.5.8, get_raw_socket in drivers/vhost/net.c lacks validation of an sk_family field, which might allow attackers to trigger kernel stack corruption via crafted system calls.
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0003/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10942
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4667
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5.8
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/42d84c8490f9f0931786f1623191fcab397c3d64
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/15/125
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/4
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4609
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4342-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4344-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/
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