Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Affecting kernel-debug package, versions <0:3.10.0-862.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELDEBUG-2522174
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed11 Dec 2017

Introduced: 11 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-1000407  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-754  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-debug to version 0:3.10.0-862.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-1062.

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.

The Linux Kernel 2.6.32 and later are affected by a denial of service, by flooding the diagnostic port 0x80 an exception can be triggered leading to a kernel panic.