Red Hat update for Linux Kernel

1) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU7238

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7895

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling a user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, trigger pointer-arithmetic errors or possibly have unspecified other impact related to fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c and fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in access to the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 6

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1723

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.