Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel package, versions <0:3.10.0-1062.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNEL-2138299
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Jan 2018

Introduced: 18 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-8087  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel to version 0:3.10.0-1062.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.

Memory leak in the hwsim_new_radio_nl function in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering an out-of-array error case.