Information Exposure Affecting kernel-kdump package, versions <0:2.6.18-426.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
92.63% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-KERNELKDUMP-9844307
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed1 Jan 2017

Introduced: 1 Jan 2017

CVE-2017-5754  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 kernel-kdump to version 0:2.6.18-426.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0292.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-kdump package and not the kernel-kdump package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis of the data cache.

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