Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.18.0-80.11.1.el8_0
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EPSS
0.09% (41st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLS-3446866
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 30 May 2019
Introduced: 30 May 2019
CVE-2019-3846 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools to version 0:4.18.0-80.11.1.el8_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2703.
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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw that allowed an attacker to corrupt memory and possibly escalate privileges was found in the mwifiex kernel module while connecting to a malicious wireless network.
References
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/33
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/26
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3846
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3846
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4465
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153702/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154245/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0054-1.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q2/133
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00011.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2703
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00039.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00040.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00048.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4095-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4095-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4117-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1713059
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/
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