SB2019060409 - Red Hat update for kernel-alt



SB2019060409 - Red Hat update for kernel-alt

Published: June 4, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019060409
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13095)

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

The vulnerability exists in the xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree() function in the Extended File System (XFS) component, as defined in the source code file fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c due to boundary error when mounting XFS filesystems. A local attacker can access the system, mount an XFS filesystem that submits malicious input, trigger a NULL pointer dereference memory error and cause the affected software to terminate abnormally.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.