Interaction Error Affecting kernel-rt-trace-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-327.10.1.rt56.211.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KERNELRTTRACEDEVEL-5098997
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Jul 2015

Introduced: 22 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-5157  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-435  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-rt-trace-devel to version 0:3.10.0-327.10.1.rt56.211.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0212.

NVD Description

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

arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 on the x86_64 platform mishandles IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution, which might allow local users to gain privileges by triggering an NMI.

CVSS Scores

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