Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-rt-trace package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.429.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
73.58% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KERNELRTTRACE-4731634
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Oct 2016

Introduced: 25 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-9555  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-rt-trace to version 0:3.10.0-514.6.1.rt56.429.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0091.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-trace package and not the kernel-rt-trace 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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