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Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNEL-2070454
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed28 Dec 2015
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Introduced: 28 Dec 2015

CVE-2016-2847  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel to version 0:3.10.0-514.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not limit the amount of unread data in pipes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by creating many pipes with non-default sizes.

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