Information Exposure Affecting kernel-rt-debug-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELRTDEBUGDEVEL-4116781
  • published23 Aug 2021
  • disclosed12 Aug 2021

Introduced: 12 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-3732  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-rt-debug-devel to version 0:4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4140.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's OverlayFS subsystem in the way the user mounts the TmpFS filesystem with OverlayFS. This flaw allows a local user to gain access to hidden files that should not be accessible.

CVSS Scores

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