Information Exposure Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.17.4.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDOC-2519543
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed28 Dec 2015

Introduced: 28 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8569  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:3.8.13-118.17.4.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3534.

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.

The (1) pptp_bind and (2) pptp_connect functions in drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 do not verify an address length, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.

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