Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting kernel-rt-trace package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KERNELRTTRACE-5210739
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Apr 2017

Introduced: 18 Apr 2017

CVE-2016-9604  (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 0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2077.

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.

It was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.11-rc8 that root can gain direct access to an internal keyring, such as '.dns_resolver' in RHEL-7 or '.builtin_trusted_keys' upstream, by joining it as its session keyring. This allows root to bypass module signature verification by adding a new public key of its own devising to the keyring.