Red Hat update for kernel-rt
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-1000380 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-362 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component MRG Realtime Server applications / Application servers |
| Vendor |
Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU9478
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000380
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in the sound/core/timer.c code due to a race condition that exists in the timing functionality of the ALSA/dev/snd/timer driver when a read and an ioctl system call happens simultaneously. A local attacker can cause uninitialized memory from the kernel heap to be copied to user space and read kernel-space memory.
Install updates from vendor's website.
kernel-rt (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-229.rt56.144.el6rt - 3.10.0-693.5.2.rt56.592.el6rt
MRG Realtime: 2
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External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3295
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.
