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Resource Management Errors Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.21.2.el5uek

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.26% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2476541
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 22 Mar 2013
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Introduced: 22 Mar 2013

CVE-2013-1797 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-399 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.21.2.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-2519.

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.

Use-after-free vulnerability in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that triggers use of a guest physical address (GPA) in (1) movable or (2) removable memory during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME kvm_set_msr_common operation.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
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Red Hat

7.1 high