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Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-uek-headers package, versions <0:4.14.35-1844.1.3.el7uek

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKHEADERS-2531650
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 12 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-5848  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-headers to version 0:4.14.35-1844.1.3.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4509.

NVD Description

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

In the function wmi_set_ie(), the length validation code does not handle unsigned integer overflow properly. As a result, a large value of the 'ie_len' argument can cause a buffer overflow in all Android releases from CAF (Android for MSM, Firefox OS for MSM, QRD Android) using the Linux Kernel.