Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting kernel-debug-modules package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELDEBUGMODULES-2557898
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed1 Oct 2019

Introduced: 1 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-17053  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-276  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-debug-modules to version 0:4.18.0-193.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-1769.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-modules package and not the kernel-debug-modules package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

ieee802154_create in net/ieee802154/socket.c in the AF_IEEE802154 network module in the Linux kernel through 5.3.2 does not enforce CAP_NET_RAW, which means that unprivileged users can create a raw socket, aka CID-e69dbd4619e7.

CVSS Scores

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