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Palo Alto PAN-OS Kernel Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Palo Alto PAN-OS Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
A vulnerability exists in the kernel of PAN-OS that may result in an elevation of privilege. This issue is publicly known as Dirty COW.
Affected Software
Affected Software
PAN-OS 5.1, PAN-OS 6.0, PAN-OS 6.1, PAN-OS 7.0, PAN-OS 7.1.7 and earlier
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to PAN-OS 7.1.8 or later