Resource Management Errors Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-100.7.1.el5uek
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- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 17 May 2012
Introduced: 17 May 2012
CVE-2012-1601 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-100.7.1.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2012-2013.
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 KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6 allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) by making a KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP ioctl call after a virtual CPU already exists.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2012-1601.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2012-0571.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/30/1
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=808199
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c895160d25a76c21b65bad141b08e8d4f99afef
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49928
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026897
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0571.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0676.html