Unchecked Error Condition Affecting kernel-bootwrapper package, versions <0:3.10.0-327.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELBOOTWRAPPER-5110097
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 6 Jul 2015
Introduced: 6 Jul 2015
CVE-2015-3288 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-bootwrapper to version 0:3.10.0-327.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:2152.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-bootwrapper package and not the kernel-bootwrapper package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 mishandles anonymous pages, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (page tainting) via a crafted application that triggers writing to page zero.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93591
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176d
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333830
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b7339f4c31ad69c8e9c0b2859276e22cf72176d
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3288
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3288
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2152