Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.18.0-147.5.1.el8_1
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EPSS
0.21% (60th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLS-3665747
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 18 Oct 2019
Introduced: 18 Oct 2019
CVE-2019-17666 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools to version 0:4.18.0-147.5.1.el8_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:0339.
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.
rtl_p2p_noa_ie in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/ps.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.6 lacks a certain upper-bound check, leading to a buffer overflow.
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191031-0005/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17666
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRBP4O6D2SQ2NHCRHTJONGCZLWOIV5MN/
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/unpatched-linux-flaw-may-let-attackers-crash-or-compromise-nearby-devices/
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/10/16/1226
- https://twitter.com/nicowaisman/status/1184864519316758535
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0339
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00064.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4183-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4184-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4185-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRBP4O6D2SQ2NHCRHTJONGCZLWOIV5MN/
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