Race Condition Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:2.6.18-308.24.1.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-2468308
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Dec 2012

Introduced: 21 Dec 2012

CVE-2012-4508  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:2.6.18-308.24.1.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2012-1540-1.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-devel package and not the kernel-debug-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

Race condition in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from a deleted file by reading an extent that was not properly marked as uninitialized.

CVSS Base Scores

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