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Improper Authentication Affecting kernel-kdump-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELKDUMPDEVEL-4682217
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 26 May 2016
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Introduced: 26 May 2016

CVE-2016-7097 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-287 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-kdump-devel to version 0:3.10.0-693.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1842.

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.

The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions.

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