Use After Free Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:3.10.0-229.1.2.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
25.94% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KERNELTOOLS-5040595
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Jan 2015

Introduced: 22 Jan 2015

CVE-2015-1421  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-tools to version 0:3.10.0-229.1.2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:0726.

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.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the sctp_assoc_update function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab corruption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an INIT collision that leads to improper handling of shared-key data.

CVSS Base Scores

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