Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.214.6.el5uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEK-2486369
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed14 Apr 2014

Introduced: 14 Apr 2014

CVE-2014-0077  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek to version 0:2.6.39-400.214.6.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-3022.

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.

drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.10, when mergeable buffers are disabled, does not properly validate packet lengths, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and host OS crash) or possibly gain privileges on the host OS via crafted packets, related to the handle_rx and get_rx_bufs functions.

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