Improper Privilege Management Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:3.8.13-35.3.2.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.04% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2488971
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed19 Jul 2014

Introduced: 19 Jul 2014

CVE-2014-4943  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:3.8.13-35.3.2.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-3049.

NVD Description

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

The PPPoL2TP feature in net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.6 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging data-structure differences between an l2tp socket and an inet socket.

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