Out-of-Bounds Affecting dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek package, versions <0:0.5.2-1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-DTRACEMODULES41123731EL6UEK-2512244
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Feb 2016

Introduced: 8 Feb 2016

CVE-2013-4312  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek to version 0:0.5.2-1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3559.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek package and not the dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.3.1.el6uek package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to bypass file-descriptor limits and cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending each descriptor over a UNIX socket before closing it, related to net/unix/af_unix.c and net/unix/garbage.c.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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