Race Condition Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.14.2.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2528306
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Sept 2017

Introduced: 8 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-12146  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:4.1.12-124.14.2.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-4084.

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 driver_override implementation in drivers/base/platform.c in the Linux kernel before 4.12.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a race condition between a read operation and a store operation that involve different overrides.

CVSS Scores

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