Missing Initialization of Resource Affecting kernel-debug-modules package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDEBUGMODULES-1366613
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed28 Jun 2021

Introduced: 28 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-3655  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-909  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 kernel-debug-modules.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-modules package and not the kernel-debug-modules package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in versions prior to v5.14-rc1. Missing size validations on inbound SCTP packets may allow the kernel to read uninitialized memory.

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