Resource Management Errors Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:2.6.39-200.32.1.el5uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEK-2468969
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Jun 2012

Introduced: 13 Jun 2012

CVE-2012-2390  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek to version 0:2.6.39-200.32.1.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2012-2034.

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.

Memory leak in mm/hugetlb.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) via invalid MAP_HUGETLB mmap operations.

CVSS Scores

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