Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:3.10.0-1062.el7

Q: How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-tools to version 0:3.10.0-1062.el7 or higher. This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2029 .

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Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KERNELTOOLS-4915820
published26 Jul 2021
disclosed18 Jan 2018

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Introduced: 18 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-8087 (opens in a new tab) CWE-400 (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-tools 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-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Memory leak in the hwsim_new_radio_nl function in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering an out-of-array error case.