Improper Privilege Management Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.17.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELDOC-2521224
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Feb 2016

Introduced: 8 Feb 2016

CVE-2015-8539  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-693.17.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-0151.

NVD Description

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

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (BUG) via crafted keyctl commands that negatively instantiate a key, related to security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c, security/keys/trusted.c, and security/keys/user_defined.c.

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