Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-696.3.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.72% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-1511908
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Feb 2017

Introduced: 7 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-6214  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:2.6.32-696.3.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1372.

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 tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag.