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Use After Free Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.6.1.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature
    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELDOC-2075089
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 15 Aug 2016
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Introduced: 15 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-6828 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-416 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

The tcp_check_send_head function in include/net/tcp.h in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 does not properly maintain certain SACK state after a failed data copy, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted SACK option.

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