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Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:4.18.0-147.5.1.el8_1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    2.46% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELDOC-2021633
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 22 Nov 2019
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Introduced: 22 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-14901 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-400 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-122 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-doc to version 0:4.18.0-147.5.1.el8_1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A heap overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel, all versions 3.x.x and 4.x.x before 4.18.0, in Marvell WiFi chip driver. The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a system crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. The highest threat with this vulnerability is with the availability of the system. If code execution occurs, the code will run with the permissions of root. This will affect both confidentiality and integrity of files on the system.

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CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

8.8 high