Code Affecting kernel-abi-whitelists package, versions <0:3.10.0-229.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELABIWHITELISTS-2488858
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Mar 2015

Introduced: 16 Mar 2015

CVE-2014-8172  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-17  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-abi-whitelists to version 0:3.10.0-229.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-0290.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-abi-whitelists package and not the kernel-abi-whitelists package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.13 performs certain operations on lists of files with an inappropriate locking approach, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (soft lockup or system crash) via unspecified use of Asynchronous I/O (AIO) operations.

CVSS Scores

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