Numeric Errors Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.250.9.el5uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEK-2502359
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Mar 2015

Introduced: 3 Mar 2015

CVE-2014-9683  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek to version 0:2.6.39-400.250.9.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-3054.

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.

Off-by-one error in the ecryptfs_decode_from_filename function in fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted filename.

CVSS Scores

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