Resource Management Errors Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.18.2.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-2519472
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed19 Oct 2015

Introduced: 19 Oct 2015

CVE-2015-6252  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:3.8.13-118.18.2.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3566.

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 vhost_dev_ioctl function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a VHOST_SET_LOG_FD ioctl call that triggers permanent file-descriptor allocation.

CVSS Scores

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