Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:2.6.32-696.el6
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNELHEADERS-2139197
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed13 Oct 2016
Introduced: 13 Oct 2016
CVE-2016-7042 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:6 kernel-headers to version 0:2.6.32-696.el6 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
The proc_keys_show function in security/keys/proc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2, when the GNU Compiler Collection (gcc) stack protector is enabled, uses an incorrect buffer size for certain timeout data, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack memory corruption and panic) by reading the /proc/keys file.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93544
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1373966
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7042
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/5
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0817