Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.311.1.el5uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.2% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2546305
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 21 Mar 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.311.1.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4646.

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 function hso_get_config_data in drivers/net/usb/hso.c in the Linux kernel through 4.19.8 reads if_num from the USB device (as a u8) and uses it to index a small array, resulting in an object out-of-bounds (OOB) read that potentially allows arbitrary read in the kernel address space.