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Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.299.3.el5uek

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2531905
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 24 May 2018
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Introduced: 24 May 2018

CVE-2018-1000199 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-119 Open this link in a new tab

How 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 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Linux Kernel version 3.18 contains a dangerous feature vulnerability in modify_user_hw_breakpoint() that can result in crash and possibly memory corruption. This attack appear to be exploitable via local code execution and the ability to use ptrace. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in git commit f67b15037a7a50c57f72e69a6d59941ad90a0f0f.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.5 medium
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SUSE

7.1 high
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Red Hat

7.8 high