Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.33.4.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2546667
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed19 Aug 2019

Introduced: 19 Aug 2019

CVE-2017-18551  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:4.1.12-124.33.4.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4850.

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 issue was discovered in drivers/i2c/i2c-core-smbus.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.15. There is an out of bounds write in the function i2c_smbus_xfer_emulated.

CVSS Scores

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