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Use After Free Affecting kernel-debug package, versions <0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELDEBUG-1519703
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Dec 2017
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Introduced: 5 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-0861  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-debug to version 0:2.6.32-754.3.5.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2390.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug package and not the kernel-debug package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the snd_pcm_info function in the ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel allows attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

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