Insufficient Comparison Affecting kernel package, versions <0:3.10.0-123.6.3.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNEL-5008190
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 21 Jul 2014
How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel to version 0:3.10.0-123.6.3.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:1023.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68940
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=dab6cf55f81a6e16b8147aed9a843e1691dcd318
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1114089
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dab6cf55f81a6e16b8147aed9a843e1691dcd318
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.15.8
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3534
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992
- http://www.osvdb.org/109546
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1023
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030683
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59790
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60351
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95069
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dab6cf55f81a6e16b8147aed9a843e1691dcd318