NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.298.3.el5uek
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2528220
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 16 Mar 2017
Introduced: 16 Mar 2017
CVE-2017-6951 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5
kernel-uek-debug
to version 0:2.6.39-400.298.3.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-4041
.
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 keyring_search_aux function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.79 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a request_key system call for the "dead" type.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2017-6951.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-1842.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-1842-1.html
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/keyrings/msg01849.html
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/keyrings/msg01846.html
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/keyrings/msg01845.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96943
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842