Reachable Assertion Affecting kernel-bootwrapper package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELBOOTWRAPPER-2082843
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 10 Nov 2016
Introduced: 10 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-8645 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-bootwrapper to version 0:3.10.0-693.el7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-bootwrapper package and not the kernel-bootwrapper package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The TCP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.8.10 mishandles skb truncation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that makes sendto system calls, related to net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c and net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94264
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ac6e780070e30e4c35bd395acfe9191e6268bdd3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1393904
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac6e780070e30e4c35bd395acfe9191e6268bdd3
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.10
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8645
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037285