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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel package, versions <0:2.6.32-754.el6

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNEL-2150931
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Mar 2018
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Introduced: 7 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-1130  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 kernel to version 0:2.6.32-754.el6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Linux kernel before version 4.16-rc7 is vulnerable to a null pointer dereference in dccp_write_xmit() function in net/dccp/output.c in that allows a local user to cause a denial of service by a number of certain crafted system calls.

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