Race Condition Affecting perf package, versions <0:2.6.32-696.el6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-PERF-2512393
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Apr 2016

Introduced: 27 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-2069  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 perf to version 0:2.6.32-696.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-0817.

NVD Description

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

Race condition in arch/x86/mm/tlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to gain privileges by triggering access to a paging structure by a different CPU.