Use After Free Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.62.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.67% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KERNELTOOLS-4800758
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Feb 2019

Introduced: 7 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-6974  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-tools to version 0:3.10.0-693.62.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:0103.

NVD Description

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

In the Linux kernel before 4.20.8, kvm_ioctl_create_device in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c mishandles reference counting because of a race condition, leading to a use-after-free.

CVSS Base Scores

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