Race Condition Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:2.6.32-400.26.2.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDOC-2479151
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Dec 2012

Introduced: 21 Dec 2012

CVE-2012-4508  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:2.6.32-400.26.2.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-2520.

NVD Description

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

Race condition in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.16 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from a deleted file by reading an extent that was not properly marked as uninitialized.

CVSS Base Scores

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