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Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.26.1.el7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELDOC-2082700
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 24 Apr 2017
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Introduced: 24 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-7477 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-122 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-514.26.1.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.

Heap-based buffer overflow in drivers/net/macsec.c in the MACsec module in the Linux kernel through 4.10.12 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the use of a MAX_SKB_FRAGS+1 size in conjunction with the NETIF_F_FRAGLIST feature, leading to an error in the skb_to_sgvec function.

CVSS Scores

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NVD

7 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High