Information Exposure Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-573.el6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.64% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-1497330
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Nov 2014

Introduced: 6 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-8709  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:2.6.32-573.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1272.

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 ieee80211_fragment function in net/mac80211/tx.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.5 does not properly maintain a certain tail pointer, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive cleartext information by reading packets.

CVSS Scores

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