Uncaught Exception Affecting kernel-kdump-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-123.9.2.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.3% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELKDUMPDEVEL-4499241
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 21 Oct 2014

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-kdump-devel to version 0:3.10.0-123.9.2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:1724.

NVD Description

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

arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not have an exit handler for the INVVPID instruction, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

5.5 medium