Race Condition Affecting kernel-uek-debug-devel package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.294.2.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDEBUGDEVEL-2518774
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Mar 2015

Introduced: 16 Mar 2015

CVE-2015-1420  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-debug-devel to version 0:2.6.39-400.294.2.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3516.

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 handle_to_path function in fs/fhandle.c in the Linux kernel through 3.19.1 allows local users to bypass intended size restrictions and trigger read operations on additional memory locations by changing the handle_bytes value of a file handle during the execution of this function.

CVSS Scores

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