Use After Free Affecting kernel-rt-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELRTMODULESEXTRA-4001865
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Dec 2020

Introduced: 2 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-27786  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-rt-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:1739.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-modules-extra package and not the kernel-rt-modules-extra 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 implementation of MIDI, where an attacker with a local account and the permissions to issue ioctl commands to midi devices could trigger a use-after-free issue. A write to this specific memory while freed and before use causes the flow of execution to change and possibly allow for memory corruption or privilege escalation. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

CVSS Scores

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