Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 update for kernel
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-11487 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-399 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
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| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU21057
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11487
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reference count overflow in page->_refcount that leads to a use-after-free error on systems with more than 140 GiB of RAM. A local user can send specially crafted FUSE requests that may lead to denial of service conditions.
The vulnerability is related to code in fs/fuse/dev.c, fs/pipe.c, fs/splice.c, include/linux/mm.h, include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h, kernel/trace/trace.c, mm/gup.c, and mm/hugetlb.c files.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
kernel (Red Hat package): 2.6.32-71.7.1.el6 - 2.6.32-754.33.1.el6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian: 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing: 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:kernel_redhat_package:2.6.32-504.84.1.el6:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:kernel_redhat_package:2.6.32-754.33.1.el6:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:kernel_redhat_package:2.6.32-754.31.1.el6:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:6:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_scientific_computing:6:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:6:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_desktop:6:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_workstation:6:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4182
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.
