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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-8632) ELSA-2017-3533: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-8632) ELSA-2017-3533: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/27/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/04/2017
Modified
08/11/2023

Description

The tipc_msg_build function in net/tipc/msg.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 does not validate the relationship between the minimum fragment length and the maximum packet size, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dtrace-modules
  • 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-2017-3533
  • CVE-2016-8632
  • USN-3190-1
  • USN-3190-2
  • USN-3312-1
  • USN-3312-2
  • USN-3470-1
  • USN-3470-2
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