Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure Affecting kernel-rt-debug-kvm package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTDEBUGKVM-2072890
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Jan 2016

Introduced: 25 Jan 2016

CVE-2016-2053  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-228  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-debug-kvm to version 0:3.10.0-514.rt56.420.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 asn1_ber_decoder function in lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ASN.1 BER file that lacks a public key, leading to mishandling by the public_key_verify_signature function in crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c.

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