Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-rt-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTDEVEL-2072459
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Mar 2016

Introduced: 15 Mar 2016

CVE-2016-3156  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-devel 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-devel package and not the kernel-rt-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 mishandles destruction of device objects, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS networking outage) by arranging for a large number of IP addresses.

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