Use of Insufficiently Random Values Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
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EPSS
0.05% (19th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-2338942
- published 13 Jan 2022
- disclosed 24 Mar 2021
How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:4.18.0-372.9.1.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.
In the IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 5.12.4, net/ipv4/route.c has an information leak because the hash table is very small.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-45486
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.09604.pdf
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.4
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/net/ipv4/route.c?id=aa6dd211e4b1dde9d5dc25d699d35f789ae7eeba
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1988
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
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