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Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:3.10.0-1127.el7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-2153237
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed17 Jan 2018
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Introduced: 17 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-7191  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:3.10.0-1127.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.

In the tun subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.14, dev_get_valid_name is not called before register_netdevice. This allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via an ioctl(TUNSETIFF) call with a dev name containing a / character. This is similar to CVE-2013-4343.

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