Improper Validation of Array Index Affecting kernel-abi-whitelists package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
74.78% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELABIWHITELISTS-2515517
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 Jul 2017

Introduced: 2 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-8797  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-129  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-abi-whitelists to version 0:3.10.0-693.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-1842.

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 NFSv4 server in the Linux kernel before 4.11.3 does not properly validate the layout type when processing the NFSv4 pNFS GETDEVICEINFO or LAYOUTGET operand in a UDP packet from a remote attacker. This type value is uninitialized upon encountering certain error conditions. This value is used as an array index for dereferencing, which leads to an OOPS and eventually a DoS of knfsd and a soft-lockup of the whole system.

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