Information Exposure Affecting dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.6.el6uek package, versions <0:0.5.3-2.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-DTRACEMODULES41126116EL6UEK-2510499
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Feb 2016

Introduced: 8 Feb 2016

CVE-2016-0723  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.6.el6uek to version 0:0.5.3-2.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3596.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.6.el6uek package and not the dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.6.el6uek package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Race condition in the tty_ioctl function in drivers/tty/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) by making a TIOCGETD ioctl call during processing of a TIOCSETD ioctl call.

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