Use After Free Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:3.10.0-229.1.2.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.34% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELHEADERS-2044807
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Jan 2015

Introduced: 22 Jan 2015

CVE-2015-1421  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-headers to version 0:3.10.0-229.1.2.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Use-after-free vulnerability in the sctp_assoc_update function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab corruption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an INIT collision that leads to improper handling of shared-key data.

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