Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-uek-debug-devel package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.17.4.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEBUGDEVEL-2521094
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed19 Oct 2015

Introduced: 19 Oct 2015

CVE-2015-5707  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-debug-devel to version 0:3.8.13-118.17.4.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3534.

NVD Description

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

Integer overflow in the sg_start_req function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x through 4.x before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large iov_count value in a write request.

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