Race Condition Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-2139907
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 28 Jan 2021
How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:4.18.0-348.el8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-libs package and not the kernel-tools-libs package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
nbd_add_socket in drivers/block/nbd.c in the Linux kernel through 5.10.12 has an ndb_queue_rq use-after-free that could be triggered by local attackers (with access to the nbd device) via an I/O request at a certain point during device setup, aka CID-b98e762e3d71.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3348
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b98e762e3d71e893b221f871825dc64694cfb258
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/28/3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00035.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/01/1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4356