Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.308.1.el5uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2543970
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 18 Jul 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.308.1.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4601.

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.

Linux kernel ext4 filesystem is vulnerable to an out-of-bound access in the ext4_ext_drop_refs() function when operating on a crafted ext4 filesystem image.