Reachable Assertion Affecting kernel-abi-whitelists package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.21.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELABIWHITELISTS-2080347
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Feb 2017

Introduced: 6 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-5986  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-abi-whitelists to version 0:3.10.0-514.21.1.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.

Race condition in the sctp_wait_for_sndbuf function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and panic) via a multithreaded application that peels off an association in a certain buffer-full state.