Numeric Errors Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.32-400.33.4.el5uek


Severity

high

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.28% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2477585
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 14 Dec 2013

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.32-400.33.4.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-2589.

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 apic_get_tmcct function in arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and host OS crash) via crafted modifications of the TMICT value.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

5.7 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Adjacent
  • 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

5.7 medium
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Red Hat

5.7 medium