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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2017-2647) (Multiple Advisories): kernel security and bug fix update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2017-2647) (Multiple Advisories): kernel security and bug fix update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/31/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/16/2017
Modified
08/11/2023

Description

The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving a NULL value for a certain match field, related to the keyring_search_iterator function in keyring.c.

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-2020-3548
  • USN-3849-1
  • USN-3849-2
  • CVE-2017-2647
  • DLA-922-1

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