Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-rt-trace package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.21.1.rt56.438.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KERNELRTTRACE-1461422
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Nov 2016

Introduced: 15 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-10208  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-rt-trace to version 0:3.10.0-514.21.1.rt56.438.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1298.

NVD Description

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

The ext4_fill_super function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.8 does not properly validate meta block groups, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image.