Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-doc package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDOC-1565287
- published 17 Aug 2021
- disclosed 7 Aug 2021
How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 kernel-doc.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
In kernel/bpf/hashtab.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.8, there is an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write when many elements are placed in a single bucket. NOTE: exploitation might be impractical without the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability.
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210909-0001/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-38166
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GUVLBJKZMWA3E3YXSH4SZ7BOYGJP4GXP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UL6CH5M5PRLMA3KPBX4LPUO6Z73GRISO/
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf.git/commit/?id=c4eb1f403243fc7bbb7de644db8587c03de36da6
- https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210806150419.109658-1-th.yasumatsu@gmail.com/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GUVLBJKZMWA3E3YXSH4SZ7BOYGJP4GXP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UL6CH5M5PRLMA3KPBX4LPUO6Z73GRISO/
- https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210806150419.109658-1-th.yasumatsu%40gmail.com/
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