Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.297.12.el5uek
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2520637
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 8 May 2017
Introduced: 8 May 2017
CVE-2017-8831 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.297.12.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3637.
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 saa7164_bus_get function in drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-bus.c in the Linux kernel through 4.11.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact by changing a certain sequence-number value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2017-8831.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-3636.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-3637.html
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195559
- https://github.com/stoth68000/media-tree/commit/354dd3924a2e43806774953de536257548b5002c
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540770/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99619
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/