Missing Initialization of Resource Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:2.6.18-238.19.1.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELHEADERS-2458462
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Feb 2011

Introduced: 18 Feb 2011

CVE-2011-1044  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-909  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-headers to version 0:2.6.18-238.19.1.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-0927.

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 ib_uverbs_poll_cq function in drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_cmd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not initialize a certain response buffer, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via vectors that cause this buffer to be only partially filled, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-4649.

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