Race Condition Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:2.6.32-400.36.12.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDOC-2487821
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Jul 2014

Introduced: 3 Jul 2014

CVE-2014-4652  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:2.6.32-400.36.12.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-3105.

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 the tlv handler functionality in the snd_ctl_elem_user_tlv function in sound/core/control.c in the ALSA control implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by leveraging /dev/snd/controlCX access.

CVSS Base Scores

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