Sensitive Information Uncleared Before Release Affecting kernel-abi-whitelists package, versions <0:3.10.0-862.43.2.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KERNELABIWHITELISTS-4891828
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 Nov 2019

Introduced: 12 Nov 2019

CVE-2018-12207  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-226  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-abi-whitelists to version 0:3.10.0-862.43.2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:3838.

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.

Improper invalidation for page table updates by a virtual guest operating system for multiple Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service of the host system via local access.

CVSS Scores

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