Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.17.4.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.24% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2521232
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed28 Nov 2016

Introduced: 28 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-8633  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:3.8.13-118.17.4.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-3534.

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.

drivers/firewire/net.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.7, in certain unusual hardware configurations, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted fragmented packets.