A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernels function path_openat() in which incorrectly clears up twice (as part of path_lookupat() called by do_tmpfile()). Clearing twice can lead to a double fput(). A local, unauthenticated user could exploit this flaw to possibly cause a denial of service.
Find out more about CVE-2015-5706 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue does not affect any shipping versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernels. The patch causing the incorrect "double put" condition is not applied to any shipping kernel.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 7.2 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-biscayne | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Not affected |
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