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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-7117) (Multiple Advisories): kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-7117) (Multiple Advisories): kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/10/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/21/2016
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the __sys_recvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a recvmmsg system call that is mishandled during error processing.

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

References

  • ELSA-2017-0817
  • RHSA-2016:2962
  • RHSA-2017:0031
  • RHSA-2017:0036
  • RHSA-2017:0065
  • RHSA-2017:0086
  • RHSA-2017:0091
  • RHSA-2017:0113
  • RHSA-2017:0196
  • RHSA-2017:0215
  • RHSA-2017:0216
  • RHSA-2017:0217
  • RHSA-2017:0270
  • 93304
  • CVE-2016-7117
  • USN-3126-1
  • USN-3126-2
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