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Execution with Unnecessary Privileges Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-957.43.1.el7

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELDOC-4939174
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 5 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 5 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-10853 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-250 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-957.43.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:0179.

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.

A flaw was found in the way Linux kernel KVM hypervisor before 4.18 emulated instructions such as sgdt/sidt/fxsave/fxrstor. It did not check current privilege(CPL) level while emulating unprivileged instructions. An unprivileged guest user/process could use this flaw to potentially escalate privileges inside guest.

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