Information Exposure Affecting kernel-abi-whitelists package, versions <0:3.10.0-229.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.64% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELABIWHITELISTS-2043604
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Nov 2014

Introduced: 6 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-8709  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-abi-whitelists to version 0:3.10.0-229.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

The ieee80211_fragment function in net/mac80211/tx.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.5 does not properly maintain a certain tail pointer, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by reading packets.

CVSS Scores

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