Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.299.3.el5uek
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0.16% (54th
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- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 27 Apr 2016
Introduced: 27 Apr 2016
CVE-2016-2549 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5
kernel-uek-debug
to version 0:2.6.39-400.299.3.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-4145
.
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
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References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2016-2549.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-4134.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-4145.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2ba1fe7a06d3624f9a7586d672b55f08f7c670f3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1311570
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2ba1fe7a06d3624f9a7586d672b55f08f7c670f3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83382
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
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