Race Condition Affecting kernel-debug package, versions <0:3.10.0-327.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELDEBUG-2502369
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed30 Nov 2014

Introduced: 30 Nov 2014

CVE-2010-5313  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-debug to version 0:3.10.0-327.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-2152.

NVD Description

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

Race condition in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 allows L2 guest OS users to cause a denial of service (L1 guest OS crash) via a crafted instruction that triggers an L2 emulation failure report, a similar issue to CVE-2014-7842.

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