SB2017081608 - Red Hat update for Linux Kernel
Published: August 16, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017081608
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7895)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling a user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, trigger pointer-arithmetic errors or possibly have unspecified other impact related to fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c and fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in access to the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.