Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.17.1.el7
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- published10 Apr 2022
- disclosed11 May 2017
Introduced: 11 May 2017
CVE-2017-7472 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-headers to version 0:3.10.0-693.17.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-0151.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.10.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of KEY_REQKEY_DEFL_THREAD_KEYRING keyctl_set_reqkey_keyring calls.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2017-7472.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-0151.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-9852.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7472
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c9f838d104fed6f2f61d68164712e3204bf5271b
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/11/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98422
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038471
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0151
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0152
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0181
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034862
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1442086
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c9f838d104fed6f2f61d68164712e3204bf5271b
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/1/235
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/3/724
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42136/
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.10.13
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42136