Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-debug-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.48% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-3747902
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Sept 2019

Introduced: 11 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-16746  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-debug-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-193.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1769.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.17. It does not check the length of variable elements in a beacon head, leading to a buffer overflow.

CVSS Scores

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