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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting perf package, versions <0:4.18.0-80.15.1.el8_0

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-PERF-4375149
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 17 Sep 2019
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Introduced: 17 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-14821 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 perf to version 0:4.18.0-80.15.1.el8_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:0204.

NVD Description

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

An out-of-bounds access issue was found in the Linux kernel, all versions through 5.3, in the way Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor implements the Coalesced MMIO write operation. It operates on an MMIO ring buffer 'struct kvm_coalesced_mmio' object, wherein write indices 'ring->first' and 'ring->last' value could be supplied by a host user-space process. An unprivileged host user or process with access to '/dev/kvm' device could use this flaw to crash the host kernel, resulting in a denial of service or potentially escalating privileges on the system.

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CVSS Scores

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NVD

8.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High