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Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:4.1.12-61.1.27.el7uek

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2518371
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed28 Nov 2016
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Introduced: 28 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-9084  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:4.1.12-61.1.27.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3514.

NVD Description

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

drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 misuses the kzalloc function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or have unspecified other impact by leveraging access to a vfio PCI device file.