Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.29.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2542383
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed31 Aug 2017

Introduced: 31 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-14051  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:3.8.13-118.29.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4316.

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 integer overflow in the qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom_ctl function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by leveraging root access.