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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-8655) (Multiple Advisories): kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-8655) (Multiple Advisories): kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
12/08/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/13/2017
Modified
08/11/2023

Description

Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging the CAP_NET_RAW capability to change a socket version, related to the packet_set_ring and packet_setsockopt functions.

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-2017-0386-1
  • USN-3149-1
  • USN-3149-2
  • USN-3150-1
  • USN-3150-2
  • USN-3151-1
  • USN-3151-2
  • USN-3151-3
  • USN-3151-4
  • USN-3152-1
  • USN-3152-2
  • CVE-2016-8655
  • DLA-772-1
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