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Published: 2016-02-16
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2015-5157
CVE-2015-7872
CWE-ID CWE-264
CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU2590

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5157

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S on the x86_64 platform due to mishandling of IRET faults in processing NMIs that occurred during userspace execution. A local attacker can trigger NMI and bypass security restrictions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI: 7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.2 - 7.3

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-327.4.5.el7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 7

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External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0185


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU2510

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7872

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c due to improper input validation. A local attacker can submit specially crafted keyctl commands and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI: 7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 7.2 - 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.2 - 7.3

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-327.4.5.el7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 7

:

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0185


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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