Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting kernel-xen-devel package, versions <0:2.6.18-194.32.1.0.1.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-2456965
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Dec 2010

Introduced: 10 Dec 2010

CVE-2010-3880  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-xen-devel to version 0:2.6.18-194.32.1.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-0004.

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.

net/ipv4/inet_diag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 does not properly audit INET_DIAG bytecode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel infinite loop) via crafted INET_DIAG_REQ_BYTECODE instructions in a netlink message that contains multiple attribute elements, as demonstrated by INET_DIAG_BC_JMP instructions.

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