Use After Free Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-957.12.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.13% (49th 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-KERNELDOC-4854226
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 7 Feb 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-957.12.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:0818.

NVD Description

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

The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.20.5 has a Use-after-Free.

References