Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-kdump package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNELKDUMP-1980096
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed27 Aug 2017

Introduced: 27 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-14489  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 kernel-kdump.

NVD Description

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

The iscsi_if_rx function in drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c in the Linux kernel through 4.13.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging incorrect length validation.