Homepage
About Snyk

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-1062.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELDEVEL-1510944
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 14 Sep 2018
Report a new vulnerability Found a mistake?

Introduced: 14 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-9517 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-367 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-devel to version 0:3.10.0-1062.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2029.

NVD Description

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

In pppol2tp_connect, there is possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-38159931.