Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-kdump-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-220.23.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNELKDUMPDEVEL-2058856
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Apr 2012

Introduced: 16 Apr 2012

CVE-2012-2119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 kernel-kdump-devel to version 0:2.6.32-220.23.1.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.

Buffer overflow in the macvtap device driver in the Linux kernel before 3.4.5, when running in certain configurations, allows privileged KVM guest users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long descriptor with a long vector length.

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