Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting kernel-rt-debug-kvm package, versions <0:3.10.0-327.36.3.rt56.238.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.84% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTDEBUGKVM-2068748
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 10 Oct 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-debug-kvm to version 0:3.10.0-327.36.3.rt56.238.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

The IP stack in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering use of the GRO path for large crafted packets, as demonstrated by packets that contain only VLAN headers, a related issue to CVE-2016-8666.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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