NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-504.8.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
56.54% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-1492096
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Nov 2014

Introduced: 10 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-7841  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:2.6.32-504.8.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:0087.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-devel package and not the kernel-debug-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The sctp_process_param function in net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c in the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.17.4, when ASCONF is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a malformed INIT chunk.

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