Access Restriction Bypass Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:2.6.18-128.1.6.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELHEADERS-2449896
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed22 Feb 2009

Introduced: 22 Feb 2009

CVE-2009-0676  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-headers to version 0:2.6.18-128.1.6.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2009-0326.

NVD Description

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

The sock_getsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via an SO_BSDCOMPAT getsockopt request.

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