vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-7910: ELSA-2017-3537: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 4, 2016
Added
Apr 11, 2017
Modified
Jan 24, 2025

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the disk_seqf_stop function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the execution of a certain stop operation even if the corresponding start operation had failed.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of seq_file where a local attacker could manipulate memory in the put() function pointer. This could lead to memory corruption and possible privileged escalation.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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