Resource Exhaustion Affecting python-perf package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-PYTHONPERF-2516875
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Oct 2014

Introduced: 13 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-7970  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 python-perf to version 0:3.10.0-693.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-1842.

NVD Description

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

The pivot_root implementation in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17 does not properly interact with certain locations of a chroot directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (mount-tree loop) via . (dot) values in both arguments to the pivot_root system call.

CVSS Scores

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