NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.15.1.el7uek
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- published10 Apr 2022
- disclosed30 Nov 2017
Introduced: 30 Nov 2017
CVE-2017-15116 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek to version 0:4.1.12-124.15.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-4108.
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.
The rngapi_reset function in crypto/rng.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference).
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2017-15116.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-1062.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-4108.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15116
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=94f1bb15bed84ad6c893916b7e7b9db6f1d7eec6
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1485815
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1514609
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/94f1bb15bed84ad6c893916b7e7b9db6f1d7eec6