Race Condition Affecting python-perf package, versions <0:2.6.32-642.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-PYTHONPERF-1506384
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Sept 2014

Introduced: 24 Sep 2014

CVE-2014-7842  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 python-perf to version 0:2.6.32-642.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0855.

NVD Description

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

Race condition in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application that performs an MMIO transaction or a PIO transaction to trigger a guest userspace emulation error report, a similar issue to CVE-2010-5313.

CVSS Scores

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