Numeric Errors Affecting kernel-xen-devel package, versions <0:2.6.18-53.1.21.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELXENDEVEL-2446816
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 Apr 2008

Introduced: 12 Apr 2008

CVE-2007-6712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-xen-devel to version 0:2.6.18-53.1.21.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2008-0275.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-xen-devel package and not the kernel-xen-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the hrtimer_forward function (hrtimer.c) in Linux kernel 2.6.21-rc4, when running on 64-bit systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a timer with a large expiry value, which causes the timer to always be expired.

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