CVE-2011-1023 Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.32-100.28.17.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2464395
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Jun 2012

Introduced: 21 Jun 2012

CVE-2011-1023  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.32-100.28.17.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-2016.

NVD Description

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

The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 does not properly handle congestion map updates, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG_ON and system crash) via vectors involving (1) a loopback (aka loop) transmit operation or (2) an InfiniBand (aka ib) transmit operation.

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