Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow Affecting kernel-kdump-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-504.3.3.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.04% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELKDUMPDEVEL-1491749
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Dec 2014

Introduced: 15 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-9322  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-841  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-kdump-devel to version 0:2.6.32-504.3.3.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:1997.

NVD Description

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

arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.17.5 does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment (SS) segment register, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an IRET instruction that leads to access to a GS Base address from the wrong space.

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