Improper Data Handling Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:4.1.12-61.1.33.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2519293
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Oct 2016

Introduced: 16 Oct 2016

CVE-2015-8952  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-19  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:4.1.12-61.1.33.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3533.

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.

The mbcache feature in the ext2 and ext4 filesystem implementations in the Linux kernel before 4.6 mishandles xattr block caching, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via filesystem operations in environments that use many attributes, as demonstrated by Ceph and Samba.