Red Hat update for kernel

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

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - 4 Year Extended Update Support: 7.4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - 4 Year Extended Update Support: 7.4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 7.4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 7.4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support: 7.4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 7.4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support: 7.4

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-693.5.2.el7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian: 7

Red Hat Virtualization Host: 4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node: 7.4

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-2017:3315

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.