Access Restriction Bypass Affecting python-perf package, versions <0:2.6.32-431.1.2.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-PYTHONPERF-2475976
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed4 Nov 2013

Introduced: 4 Nov 2013

CVE-2013-4470  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 python-perf to version 0:2.6.32-431.1.2.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-1801.

NVD Description

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

The Linux kernel before 3.12, when UDP Fragmentation Offload (UFO) is enabled, does not properly initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application that uses the UDP_CORK option in a setsockopt system call and sends both short and long packets, related to the ip_ufo_append_data function in net/ipv4/ip_output.c and the ip6_ufo_append_data function in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c.

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CVSS Scores

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