Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-2140980
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Mar 2021

Introduced: 15 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-29646  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:4.18.0-348.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.11. tipc_nl_retrieve_key in net/tipc/node.c does not properly validate certain data sizes, aka CID-0217ed2848e8.

CVSS Scores

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