Resource Management Errors Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:4.1.12-61.1.14.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.84% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2511025
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Oct 2016

Introduced: 16 Oct 2016

CVE-2016-7039  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:4.1.12-61.1.14.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3626.

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 IP stack in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering use of the GRO path for large crafted packets, as demonstrated by packets that contain only VLAN headers, a related issue to CVE-2016-8666.

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