Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.109.6.el5uek
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2476847
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 7 Jun 2013
Introduced: 7 Jun 2013
CVE-2013-2851 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5
kernel-uek-debug
to version 0:2.6.39-400.109.6.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-2543
.
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.
Format string vulnerability in the register_disk function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and writing format string specifiers to /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_array in order to create a crafted /dev/md device name.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2013-2851.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-1645.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-2542.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2013-2543.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/06/13
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969515
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=137055204522556&w=2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1912-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1913-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1645.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1783.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0284.html