Exposure of System Data to an Unauthorized Control Sphere Affecting kernel-tools package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELTOOLS-2339508
  • published13 Jan 2022
  • disclosed24 Mar 2021

Introduced: 24 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-45486  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-497  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 kernel-tools.

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.

In the IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 5.12.4, net/ipv4/route.c has an information leak because the hash table is very small.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1