Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.44.4.el7uek
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- published10 Apr 2022
- disclosed16 Nov 2016
Introduced: 16 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-7917 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:4.1.12-124.44.4.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5912.
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 nfnetlink_rcv_batch function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not check whether a batch message's length field is large enough, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds read) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2016-7917.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-5912.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c58d6c93680f28ac58984af61d0a7ebf4319c241
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94147
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c58d6c93680f28ac58984af61d0a7ebf4319c241