Improper Privilege Management Affecting ofa-2.6.32-400.37.15.el6uekdebug package, versions <0:1.5.1-4.0.58


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.55% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-OFA26324003715EL6UEKDEBUG-2512124
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 Mar 2015

Introduced: 2 Mar 2015

CVE-2014-9644  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 ofa-2.6.32-400.37.15.el6uekdebug to version 0:1.5.1-4.0.58 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3503.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ofa-2.6.32-400.37.15.el6uekdebug package and not the ofa-2.6.32-400.37.15.el6uekdebug package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Crypto API in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via a bind system call for an AF_ALG socket with a parenthesized module template expression in the salg_name field, as demonstrated by the vfat(aes) expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-7421.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1