Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-1062.el7
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELDEVEL-4920809
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 21 Dec 2018
Introduced: 21 Dec 2018
CVE-2018-16885 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-devel to version 0:3.10.0-1062.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2029.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel package and not the kernel-devel package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel that allows the userspace to call memcpy_fromiovecend() and similar functions with a zero offset and buffer length which causes the read beyond the buffer boundaries, in certain cases causing a memory access fault and a system halt by accessing invalid memory address. This issue only affects kernel version 3.10.x as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.