Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-rt-debug-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-305.17.1.rt7.89.el8_4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTDEBUGDEVEL-2117652
  • published17 Aug 2021
  • disclosed13 Jun 2021

Introduced: 13 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-38201  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-debug-devel to version 0:4.18.0-305.17.1.rt7.89.el8_4 or higher.

NVD Description

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

net/sunrpc/xdr.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xdr_set_page_base slab-out-of-bounds access) by performing many NFS 4.2 READ_PLUS operations.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1