Access Restriction Bypass Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-200.20.1.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2464697
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Oct 2012

Introduced: 3 Oct 2012

CVE-2011-1833  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:2.6.32-200.20.1.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-2029.

NVD Description

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

Race condition in the ecryptfs_mount function in fs/ecryptfs/main.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to bypass intended file permissions via a mount.ecryptfs_private mount with a mismatched uid.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1