Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.19.12.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEK-2520607
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed19 Aug 2017

Introduced: 19 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-10661  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek to version 0:3.8.13-118.19.12.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3636.

NVD Description

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

Race condition in fs/timerfd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.15 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (list corruption or use-after-free) via simultaneous file-descriptor operations that leverage improper might_cancel queueing.

CVSS Scores

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