NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.290.2.el5uek
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- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 6 Aug 2016
Introduced: 6 Aug 2016
CVE-2016-3070 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5
kernel-uek-debug
to version 0:2.6.39-400.290.2.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3646
.
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 trace_writeback_dirty_page implementation in include/trace/events/writeback.h in the Linux kernel before 4.4 improperly interacts with mm/migrate.c, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a certain page move.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2016-3070.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-2574.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-3644.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-3645.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-3646.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308846
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3070
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/42cb14b110a5698ccf26ce59c4441722605a3743
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=42cb14b110a5698ccf26ce59c4441722605a3743
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3036-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3034-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3037-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90518
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3034-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2574
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2584
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3070