Information Exposure Affecting kernel-tools-libs-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-229.el7
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.64% (80th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELTOOLSLIBSDEVEL-2041362
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 6 Nov 2014
Introduced: 6 Nov 2014
CVE-2014-8709 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-tools-libs-devel to version 0:3.10.0-229.el7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-libs-devel package and not the kernel-tools-libs-devel package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The ieee80211_fragment function in net/mac80211/tx.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.5 does not properly maintain a certain tail pointer, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by reading packets.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70965
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.5
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8709
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/09/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0290
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98922
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338f977f4eb441e69bb9a46eaa0ac715c931a67f
CVSS Scores
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