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Race Condition Affecting dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.29.1.el7uek package, versions <0:0.4.5-3.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-DTRACEMODULES3813118291EL7UEK-2545064
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed9 Mar 2018
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Introduced: 9 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-7995  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.29.1.el7uek to version 0:0.4.5-3.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4316.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.29.1.el7uek package and not the dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.29.1.el7uek package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Race condition in the store_int_with_restart() function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging root access to write to the check_interval file in a /sys/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck<cpu number> directory. NOTE: a third party has indicated that this report is not security relevant