CVE-2017-18204 Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.30.1.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2545280
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Feb 2018

Introduced: 27 Feb 2018

CVE-2017-18204  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:3.8.13-118.30.1.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4532.

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 ocfs2_setattr function in fs/ocfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via DIO requests.