Information Exposure Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:2.6.18-194.11.1.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELHEADERS-2452549
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Sept 2010

Introduced: 3 Sep 2010

CVE-2010-2226  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-headers to version 0:2.6.18-194.11.1.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2010-0610.

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 xfs_swapext function in fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not properly check the file descriptors passed to the SWAPEXT ioctl, which allows local users to leverage write access and obtain read access by swapping one file into another file.

CVSS Scores

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