NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt-debug-kvm package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.9% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELRTDEBUGKVM-3708041
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Jun 2019

Introduced: 3 Jun 2019

CVE-2018-16871  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-rt-debug-kvm to version 0:4.18.0-193.rt13.51.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1567.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-debug-kvm package and not the kernel-rt-debug-kvm 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 NFS implementation, all versions 3.x and all versions 4.x up to 4.20. An attacker, who is able to mount an exported NFS filesystem, is able to trigger a null pointer dereference by using an invalid NFS sequence. This can panic the machine and deny access to the NFS server. Any outstanding disk writes to the NFS server will be lost.

CVSS Scores

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