Race Condition Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.294.2.el5uek
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2519061
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 16 Mar 2015
Introduced: 16 Mar 2015
CVE-2015-1420 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5
kernel-uek-debug
to version 0:2.6.39-400.294.2.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3516
.
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.
Race condition in the handle_to_path function in fs/fhandle.c in the Linux kernel through 3.19.1 allows local users to bypass intended size restrictions and trigger read operations on additional memory locations by changing the handle_bytes value of a file handle during the execution of this function.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2015-1420.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-3516.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142247707318982&w=2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/12
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187534
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72357
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2667-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2661-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2660-1