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ELSA-2016-0045-1 Important: Oracle Linux kernel security update

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ELSA-2016-0045-1 Important: Oracle Linux kernel security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
01/20/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/21/2016
Modified
08/06/2024

Description

The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 do not properly consider yielding a processor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via incorrect checksums within a UDP packet flood.

Solution(s)

  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-ia64-kernel
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-ia64-kernel-debug
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-ia64-kernel-debug-devel
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-ia64-kernel-devel
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-ia64-kernel-doc
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-ia64-kernel-headers
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-ia64-kernel-xen
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-ia64-kernel-xen-devel
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-ia64-ocfs2
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-ia64-oracleasm
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86-kernel
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86-kernel-PAE
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86-kernel-PAE-devel
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86-kernel-debug
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86-kernel-debug-devel
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86-kernel-devel
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86-kernel-doc
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86-kernel-headers
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86-kernel-xen
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86-kernel-xen-devel
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86-ocfs2
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86-oracleasm
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86_64-kernel
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86_64-kernel-debug
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86_64-kernel-debug-devel
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86_64-kernel-devel
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86_64-kernel-doc
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86_64-kernel-headers
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86_64-kernel-xen
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86_64-kernel-xen-devel
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86_64-ocfs2
  • linuxrpm-upgrade-ols5-x86_64-oracleasm

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