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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2015-8767) (Multiple Advisories): kernel security and bug fix update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2015-8767) (Multiple Advisories): kernel security and bug fix update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/07/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/03/2016
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not properly manage the relationship between a lock and a socket, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a crafted sctp_accept call.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dtrace-modules
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-debug
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-debug-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-firmware
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mlnx_en
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ofa

References

  • ELSA-2016-1277
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0911
  • SUSE-SU-2016:1102
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2074
  • RHSA-2016:0715
  • RHSA-2016:1277
  • RHSA-2016:1301
  • RHSA-2016:1341
  • DLA-412-1
  • DSA-3448
  • DSA-3503
  • 80268
  • USN-2930-1
  • USN-2930-2
  • USN-2930-3
  • USN-2931-1
  • USN-2932-1
  • USN-2967-1
  • USN-2967-2
  • USN-3083-1
  • USN-3083-2
  • CVE-2015-8767
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