Use After Free Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:3.10.0-123.4.2.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELTOOLS-2032513
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Mar 2014

Introduced: 18 Mar 2014

CVE-2014-2568  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-tools to version 0:3.10.0-123.4.2.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nfqnl_zcopy function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging the absence of a certain orphaning operation. NOTE: the affected code was moved to the skb_zerocopy function in net/core/skbuff.c before the vulnerability was announced.

CVSS Scores

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