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Race Condition Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELHEADERS-2510500
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed6 Aug 2016
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Introduced: 6 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-6136  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-headers to version 0:3.10.0-514.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-2574.

NVD Description

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

Race condition in the audit_log_single_execve_arg function in kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows local users to bypass intended character-set restrictions or disrupt system-call auditing by changing a certain string, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

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