NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt-trace-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.21.1.rt56.438.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELRTTRACEDEVEL-2080175
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 15 Nov 2016
Introduced: 15 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-8646 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-rt-trace-devel to version 0:3.10.0-514.21.1.rt56.438.el7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-trace-devel package and not the kernel-rt-trace-devel package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The hash_accept function in crypto/algif_hash.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by attempting to trigger use of in-kernel hash algorithms for a socket that has received zero bytes of data.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94309
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4afa5f9617927453ac04b24b584f6c718dfb4f45
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388821
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4afa5f9617927453ac04b24b584f6c718dfb4f45
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.6
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8646
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/15/2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298