Use After Free Affecting rpcbind package, versions <0:0.2.0-33.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.88% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RPCBIND-5062077
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Aug 2015

Introduced: 6 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-7236  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rpcbind to version 0:0.2.0-33.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0005.

NVD Description

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

Use-after-free vulnerability in xprt_set_caller in rpcb_svc_com.c in rpcbind 0.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted packets, involving a PMAP_CALLIT code.

CVSS Scores

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