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Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.76.1.el7

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELDOC-5205190
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 17 May 2018
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Introduced: 17 May 2018

CVE-2018-1120 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-122 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-693.76.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:3804.

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 affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.17. By mmap()ing a FUSE-backed file onto a process's memory containing command line arguments (or environment strings), an attacker can cause utilities from psutils or procps (such as ps, w) or any other program which makes a read() call to the /proc/<pid>/cmdline (or /proc/<pid>/environ) files to block indefinitely (denial of service) or for some controlled time (as a synchronization primitive for other attacks).