Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-debug package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.85% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELDEBUG-2036950
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Feb 2019

Introduced: 18 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-8980  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-debug to version 0:4.18.0-193.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug package and not the kernel-debug package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures.

CVSS Base Scores

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