Information Exposure Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.313.1.el5uek


Severity

high

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2546080
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 26 Jan 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.313.1.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4742.

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 acpi_smbus_hc_add function in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.15 allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from an SBS HC printk call.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

5.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

5.5 medium
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Red Hat

3.3 low