Use After Free Affecting kernel-debug package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature
    EPSS
    0.73% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELDEBUG-4643111
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 14 Feb 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-debug to version 0:3.10.0-514.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2574.

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.

Double free vulnerability in the snd_usbmidi_create function in sound/usb/midi.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving an invalid USB descriptor.

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