Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.211.2.el5uek


Severity

high

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2477534
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 16 Sep 2013

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.211.2.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-2584.

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.

drivers/hid/hid-pl.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when CONFIG_HID_PANTHERLORD is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds write) via a crafted device.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

5.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

5.5 medium
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Red Hat

7.4 high