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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-10229) (Multiple Advisories): Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-10229) (Multiple Advisories): Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/04/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/13/2017
Modified
11/23/2022

Description

udp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via UDP traffic that triggers an unsafe second checksum calculation during execution of a recv system call with the MSG_PEEK flag.

Solution(s)

  • 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

References

  • ELSA-2017-3609
  • CVE-2016-10229

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