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Reachable Assertion Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELDEVEL-2083541
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 10 Nov 2016
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Introduced: 10 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-8645 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-617 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-devel to version 0:3.10.0-693.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel package and not the kernel-devel 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.