Red Hat update for kernel-alt

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU13199

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10840

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4_xattr_set_entry(). A local attacker can supply specially crafted ext4 image, trigger memory corruption and cause the system to crash.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A): 7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9: 7.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 7.0

kernel-alt (Red Hat package): 4.14.0-49.2.2.el7a - 4.14.0-115.2.2.el7a

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External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0162

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.