Race Condition Affecting kernel-uek-debug-devel package, versions <0:3.8.13-68.1.3.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDEBUGDEVEL-2502067
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed9 Jan 2015

Introduced: 9 Jan 2015

CVE-2014-9529  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-debug-devel to version 0:3.8.13-68.1.3.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-3032.

NVD Description

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

Race condition in the key_gc_unused_keys function in security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via keyctl commands that trigger access to a key structure member during garbage collection of a key.

References

CVSS Scores

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