Improper Access Control Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:4.1.12-61.1.33.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2519192
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 Jan 2017

Introduced: 12 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-8399  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:4.1.12-61.1.33.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3533.

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.

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and current compiler optimizations restrict access to the vulnerable code. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31349935.

CVSS Scores

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