Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:2.6.18-348.16.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELHEADERS-2473784
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed4 Jul 2013

Introduced: 4 Jul 2013

CVE-2013-2234  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-headers to version 0:2.6.18-348.16.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-1166.

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 (1) key_notify_sa_flush and (2) key_notify_policy_flush functions in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 do not initialize certain structure members, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notify interface of an IPSec key_socket.

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