Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:3.8.13-98.2.2.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2504828
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed31 Aug 2015

Introduced: 31 Aug 2015

CVE-2015-1333  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:3.8.13-98.2.2.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-3078.

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.

Memory leak in the __key_link_end function in security/keys/keyring.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via many add_key system calls that refer to existing keys.

CVSS Scores

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