Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.22.1.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDOC-2529043
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed23 Apr 2018

Introduced: 23 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-8781  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:3.8.13-118.22.1.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-4164.

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 udl_fb_mmap function in drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udl_fb.c at the Linux kernel version 3.4 and up to and including 4.15 has an integer-overflow vulnerability allowing local users with access to the udldrmfb driver to obtain full read and write permissions on kernel physical pages, resulting in a code execution in kernel space.

CVSS Scores

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