Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting kernel-rt-trace package, versions <0:3.10.0-327.28.2.rt56.234.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KERNELRTTRACE-4628316
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 Dec 2015

Introduced: 4 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8660  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-732  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-rt-trace to version 0:3.10.0-327.28.2.rt56.234.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:1541.

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 ovl_setattr function in fs/overlayfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 attempts to merge distinct setattr operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the attributes of arbitrary overlay files via a crafted application.

CVSS Scores

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