Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.32-100.28.17.el5
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- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 10 Apr 2011
Introduced: 10 Apr 2011
CVE-2011-1163 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5
kernel-uek-debug
to version 0:2.6.32-100.28.17.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-2016
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug
package and not the kernel-uek-debug
package as distributed by Oracle
.
See How to fix?
for Oracle:5
relevant fixed versions and status.
The osf_partition function in fs/partitions/osf.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle an invalid number of partitions, which might allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel heap memory via vectors related to partition-table parsing.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2011-1163.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-0542.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688021
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025225
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=1eafbfeb7bdf59cfe173304c76188f3fd5f1fd05
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/14
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/9
- http://www.pre-cert.de/advisories/PRE-SA-2011-02.txt
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg82737.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517050
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46878
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8189
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1eafbfeb7bdf59cfe173304c76188f3fd5f1fd05