Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-kdump-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-220.7.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNELKDUMPDEVEL-2054447
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Dec 2011

Introduced: 16 Dec 2011

CVE-2012-0038  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 kernel-kdump-devel to version 0:2.6.32-220.7.1.el6 or higher.

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.

Integer overflow in the xfs_acl_from_disk function in fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a filesystem with a malformed ACL, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Scores

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