Use After Free Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-504.16.2.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.29% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-1494031
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Jan 2015

Introduced: 22 Jan 2015

CVE-2015-1421  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:2.6.32-504.16.2.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:0864.

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.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the sctp_assoc_update function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab corruption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an INIT collision that leads to improper handling of shared-key data.

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