Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:2.6.32-400.37.17.el5uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEK-2510094
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Feb 2016

Introduced: 8 Feb 2016

CVE-2013-4312  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek to version 0:2.6.32-400.37.17.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3567.

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 Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to bypass file-descriptor limits and cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending each descriptor over a UNIX socket before closing it, related to net/unix/af_unix.c and net/unix/garbage.c.

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