Improper Authentication Affecting kernel-abi-whitelists package, versions <0:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KERNELABIWHITELISTS-4806294
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Jan 2018

Introduced: 2 Jan 2018

CVE-2017-13215  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-abi-whitelists to version 0:3.10.0-862.11.6.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2384.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-abi-whitelists package and not the kernel-abi-whitelists package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Upstream kernel skcipher. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-64386293. References: Upstream kernel.