Information Exposure Affecting kernel-uek-firmware package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.32.3.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKFIRMWARE-2545632
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed15 May 2017

Introduced: 15 May 2017

CVE-2017-7495  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-firmware to version 0:4.1.12-124.32.3.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4823.

NVD Description

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

fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.2, when ext4 data=ordered mode is used, mishandles a needs-flushing-before-commit list, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from other users' files in opportunistic circumstances by waiting for a hardware reset, creating a new file, making write system calls, and reading this file.