Race Condition 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
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2521383
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Feb 2017

Introduced: 18 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-5986  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (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.

Race condition in the sctp_wait_for_sndbuf function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and panic) via a multithreaded application that peels off an association in a certain buffer-full state.