NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:3.8.13-44.1.3.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.5% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDOC-2489311
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed1 Aug 2014

Introduced: 1 Aug 2014

CVE-2014-5077  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:3.8.13-44.1.3.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-3081.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-doc package and not the kernel-uek-doc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The sctp_assoc_update function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel through 3.15.8, when SCTP authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) by starting to establish an association between two endpoints immediately after an exchange of INIT and INIT ACK chunks to establish an earlier association between these endpoints in the opposite direction.

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