NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.305.1.el5uek
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2543196
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 29 Jan 2018
Introduced: 29 Jan 2018
CVE-2017-18079 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5
kernel-uek-debug
to version 0:2.6.39-400.305.1.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4317
.
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.
drivers/input/serio/i8042.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because the port->exists value can change after it is validated.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2017-18079.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-4315.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-4316.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-4317.html
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.12.4
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/340d394a789518018f834ff70f7534fc463d3226
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=340d394a789518018f834ff70f7534fc463d3226
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3655-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102895