Use After Free Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-957.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
13.38% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELDOC-2524365
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed19 Aug 2017

Introduced: 19 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-10661  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-957.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-3083.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Race condition in fs/timerfd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.15 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (list corruption or use-after-free) via simultaneous file-descriptor operations that leverage improper might_cancel queueing.

CVSS Base Scores

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