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Improper Access Control Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.294.6.el5uek

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2519723
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 12 Jan 2017
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Introduced: 12 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-8399 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-284 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.294.6.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3535.

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.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and current compiler optimizations restrict access to the vulnerable code. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31349935.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7 high
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Red Hat

7.8 high