Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-bootwrapper package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELBOOTWRAPPER-1362921
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 3 Aug 2017
Introduced: 3 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-12762 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 kernel-bootwrapper.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-bootwrapper package and not the kernel-bootwrapper package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
In /drivers/isdn/i4l/isdn_net.c: A user-controlled buffer is copied into a local buffer of constant size using strcpy without a length check which can cause a buffer overflow. This affects the Linux kernel 4.9-stable tree, 4.12-stable tree, 3.18-stable tree, and 4.4-stable tree.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100251
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12762
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9880041/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/11/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/11/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/02/14/4
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3620-2/