Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting kernel-rt-doc 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 IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTDOC-2070113
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Oct 2016

Introduced: 10 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-7039  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-doc 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-doc package and not the kernel-rt-doc 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.

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