Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.215.13.el5uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    95.45% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2487309
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 10 Nov 2014

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.215.13.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-3088.

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 SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malformed ASCONF chunk, related to net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c and net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
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Red Hat

6.5 medium