Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value Affecting kernel-rt-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.62% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTDEVEL-1970531
  • published 8 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 8 Sep 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-devel to version 0:4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in the Linux SCTP stack. A blind attacker may be able to kill an existing SCTP association through invalid chunks if the attacker knows the IP-addresses and port numbers being used and the attacker can send packets with spoofed IP addresses.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

5.9 medium
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SUSE

5.9 medium