Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELDOC-2174939
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Aug 2019

Introduced: 18 Aug 2019

CVE-2017-18551  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-1160.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.

An issue was discovered in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15. There is an out of bounds write in the function i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated.

CVSS Scores

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