A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handling of clearing SELinux attributes on /proc/pid/attr files before 4.9.10. An empty (null) write to this file can crash the system by causing the system to attempt to access unmapped kernel memory.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Apr 13, 2017 | Feb 22, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Feb 24, 2017 | Feb 22, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel | May 10, 2019 | Jul 27, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade python-perfUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-headers | May 10, 2019 | Jul 27, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Apr 13, 2017 | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Apr 12, 2017 | Feb 22, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-126-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-126-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-126-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-126-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-126-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-27-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-27-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-126-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-27-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-126-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-126-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 | Jul 21, 2017 | Feb 22, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 27, 2018 |
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