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Improper Data Handling Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.293.2.el5uek

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    3.81% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2511074
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 10 Oct 2016
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Introduced: 10 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-7117 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-19 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.293.2.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3657.

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.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the __sys_recvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a recvmmsg system call that is mishandled during error processing.

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CVSS Scores

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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High