Information Exposure Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.11.2.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2512843
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed28 Dec 2015

Introduced: 28 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8374  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:3.8.13-118.11.2.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3617.

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.

fs/btrfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles compressed inline extents, which allows local users to obtain sensitive pre-truncation information from a file via a clone action.

CVSS Scores

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