Off-by-one Error Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:2.6.32-200.19.1.el5uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEK-2461919
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed28 Jul 2011

Introduced: 28 Jul 2011

CVE-2011-2695  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-193  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek to version 0:2.6.32-200.19.1.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-2025.

NVD Description

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

Multiple off-by-one errors in the ext4 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.0-rc5 allow local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and system crash) by accessing a sparse file in extent format with a write operation involving a block number corresponding to the largest possible 32-bit unsigned integer.

CVSS Scores

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