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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-bootwrapper package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.6.1.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    73.58% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELBOOTWRAPPER-5105256
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 25 Oct 2016
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Introduced: 25 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-9555 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-bootwrapper to version 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0086.

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.

The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.8 lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds slab access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP data.

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CVSS Scores

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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High