Race Condition Affecting kernel-modules package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.7.1.el8_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELMODULES-4228814
  • published13 Oct 2021
  • disclosed11 Oct 2021

Introduced: 11 Oct 2021

CVE-2021-20321  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-modules to version 0:4.18.0-348.7.1.el8_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:5227.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-modules package and not the kernel-modules package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A race condition accessing file object in the Linux kernel OverlayFS subsystem was found in the way users do rename in specific way with OverlayFS. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system.

CVSS Scores

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