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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-debug package, versions <0:3.10.0-957.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELDEBUG-1489828
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 10 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 10 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-10881 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-debug to version 0:3.10.0-957.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3083.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem. A local user can cause an out-of-bound access in ext4_get_group_info function, a denial of service, and a system crash by mounting and operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image.