Information Exposure Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:3.10.0-1062.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.28% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-2137602
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 11 Jan 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:3.10.0-1062.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A heap address information leak while using L2CAP_GET_CONF_OPT was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1-rc1.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Adjacent
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None