Improper Input Validation Affecting dtrace-modules-headers package, versions <0:0.4.2-3.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-DTRACEMODULESHEADERS-2485939
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Sept 2013

Introduced: 16 Sep 2013

CVE-2013-2898  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 dtrace-modules-headers to version 0:0.4.2-3.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-3002.

NVD Description

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

drivers/hid/hid-sensor-hub.c in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.11, when CONFIG_HID_SENSOR_HUB is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted device.

CVSS Scores

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