Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-kdump-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNELKDUMPDEVEL-2016912
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Mar 2020

Introduced: 2 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-12655  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in xfs_agf_verify in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c in the Linux kernel through 5.6.10. Attackers may trigger a sync of excessive duration via an XFS v5 image with crafted metadata, aka CID-d0c7feaf8767.

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