CVE-2014-0055 Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.214.4.el5uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEK-2488562
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed26 Mar 2014

Introduced: 26 Mar 2014

CVE-2014-0055  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek to version 0:2.6.39-400.214.4.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-3015.

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.

The get_rx_bufs function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the vhost-net subsystem in the Linux kernel package before 2.6.32-431.11.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly handle vhost_get_vq_desc errors, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Scores

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