Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:4.18.0-147.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-1999025
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed27 Aug 2019

Introduced: 27 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-15666  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:4.18.0-147.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-libs package and not the kernel-tools-libs 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 5.0.19. There is an out-of-bounds array access in __xfrm_policy_unlink, which will cause denial of service, because verify_newpolicy_info in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c mishandles directory validation.

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