Race Condition Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-504.1.3.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-2487361
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Nov 2014

Introduced: 10 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-3611  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:2.6.32-504.1.3.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-1843.

NVD Description

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

Race condition in the __kvm_migrate_pit_timer function in arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging incorrect PIT emulation.

CVSS Base Scores

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