Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting kernel-abi-whitelists package, versions <0:2.6.32-696.3.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.72% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNELABIWHITELISTS-2140889
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Feb 2017

Introduced: 7 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-6214  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 kernel-abi-whitelists to version 0:2.6.32-696.3.1.el6 or higher.

NVD Description

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

The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.