Use After Free Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:3.10.0-327.76.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KERNELTOOLS-5193162
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 Aug 2017

Introduced: 19 Aug 2017

CVE-2018-10675  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-tools to version 0:3.10.0-327.76.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3590.

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.

The do_get_mempolicy function in mm/mempolicy.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls.

CVSS Base Scores

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