Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:2.6.32-400.36.6.el5uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEK-2488594
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed11 May 2014

Introduced: 11 May 2014

CVE-2014-3144  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek to version 0:2.6.32-400.36.6.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-3054.

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 (1) BPF_S_ANC_NLATTR and (2) BPF_S_ANC_NLATTR_NEST extension implementations in the sk_run_filter function in net/core/filter.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 do not check whether a certain length value is sufficiently large, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer underflow and system crash) via crafted BPF instructions. NOTE: the affected code was moved to the __skb_get_nlattr and __skb_get_nlattr_nest functions before the vulnerability was announced.

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