Code Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.250.7.el5uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.55% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2502280
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 27 May 2015

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.250.7.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-3049.

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 ndisc_router_discovery function in net/ipv6/ndisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows remote attackers to reconfigure a hop-limit setting via a small hop_limit value in a Router Advertisement (RA) message.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

4.3 medium
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Red Hat

4.3 medium