Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-abi-whitelists package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.21.1.0.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELABIWHITELISTS-2513972
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed6 Feb 2017

Introduced: 6 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-10208  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-abi-whitelists to version 0:3.10.0-514.21.1.0.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-1308-1.

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 ext4_fill_super function in fs/ext4/super.c in the Linux kernel through 4.9.8 does not properly validate meta block groups, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) via a crafted ext4 image.