Red Hat Linux update for kernel



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
CVE-ID CVE-2016-10208
CVE-2016-7910
CVE-2016-8646
CVE-2017-5986
CWE-ID CWE-125
CWE-416
CWE-476
CWE-617
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 kernel (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU6644

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10208

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists due to memory corruption when validating meta block groups by the ext4_fill_super function. A local attacker can use a specially crafted EXT4 image to trigger an out-of-bounds read and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update kernel to version 3.10.0-514.21.1.el7.

Vulnerable software versions

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-514.16.1.el7

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308


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.

2) Use-after-free error

EUVDB-ID: #VU6726

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7910

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in the disk_seqf_stop function in block/genhd.c. a local attacker can leverage the execution of a certain stop operation and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Update kernel to version 3.10.0-514.21.1.el7.

Vulnerable software versions

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-514.16.1.el7

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308


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.

3) Null pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU6727

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8646

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists due to NULL pointer dereference in the hash_accept function in crypto/algif_hash.c. A local attacker can trigger use of in-kernel hash algorithms for a socket that has received zero bytes of data and cause a kernel oops.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Update kernel to version 3.10.0-514.21.1.el7.

Vulnerable software versions

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-514.16.1.el7

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308


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.

4) Assertion failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU5868

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5986

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to cause kernel panic.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the sctp_wait_for_sndbuf() function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11. A local user can use userspace application to trigger a BUG_ON() system call if the socket tx buffer is full and cause kernel panic.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service condition.


Mitigation

Update kernel to version 3.10.0-514.21.1.el7.

Vulnerable software versions

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-514.16.1.el7

CPE2.3 External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308


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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