Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.294.1.el5uek
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2520871
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 16 Oct 2016
Introduced: 16 Oct 2016
CVE-2016-6828 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5
kernel-uek-debug
to version 0:2.6.39-400.294.1.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3510
.
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 tcp_check_send_head function in include/net/tcp.h in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 does not properly maintain certain SACK state after a failed data copy, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted SACK option.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2016-6828.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-0036.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-3508.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-3509.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-3510.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bb1fceca22492109be12640d49f5ea5a544c6bb4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/15/1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bb1fceca22492109be12640d49f5ea5a544c6bb4
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367091
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92452
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- https://marcograss.github.io/security/linux/2016/08/18/cve-2016-6828-linux-kernel-tcp-uaf.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0113.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0091.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0086.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0036.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0036
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0086
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0091
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0113
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6828
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40731