CVE-2017-18270 Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.67.3.el6uek
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- published5 Oct 2022
- disclosed18 May 2018
Introduced: 18 May 2018
CVE-2017-18270 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:4.1.12-124.67.3.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-9852.
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.
In the Linux kernel before 4.13.5, a local user could create keyrings for other users via keyctl commands, setting unwanted defaults or causing a denial of service.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2017-18270.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-9852.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=237bbd29f7a049d310d907f4b2716a7feef9abf3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104254
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1580979
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1856774#c11
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1856774#c9
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/237bbd29f7a049d310d907f4b2716a7feef9abf3
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K37301725
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.13.5