Missing Authorization Affecting kernel-kdump-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.el7
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed18 Sept 2018
Introduced: 18 Sep 2018
CVE-2018-16597 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
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How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-kdump-devel to version 0:3.10.0-514.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2574.
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.
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.8. Incorrect access checking in overlayfs mounts could be used by local attackers to modify or truncate files in the underlying filesystem.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105394
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/33
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106512
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c0ca3d70e8d3cf81e2255a217f7ca402f5ed0862
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0001/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22691834
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16597
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153702/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2574
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-10/msg00033.html