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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:3.10.0-957.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KERNELHEADERS-7966185
  • published14 Sept 2024
  • disclosed22 Mar 2018
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Introduced: 22 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-1092  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-headers to version 0:3.10.0-957.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3083.

NVD Description

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

The ext4_iget function in fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 mishandles the case of a root directory with a zero i_links_count, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ext4_process_freed_data NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted ext4 image.

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