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Error Handling Affecting dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.22.1.el7uek package, versions <0:0.4.5-3.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-DTRACEMODULES3813118221EL7UEK-2531145
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Apr 2017
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Introduced: 10 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-7616  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-388  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.22.1.el7uek to version 0:0.4.5-3.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-4164.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.22.1.el7uek package and not the dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.22.1.el7uek package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Incorrect error handling in the set_mempolicy and mbind compat syscalls in mm/mempolicy.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized stack data by triggering failure of a certain bitmap operation.

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