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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2017-5986) (Multiple Advisories): Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2017-5986) (Multiple Advisories): Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/18/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/14/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

Race condition in the sctp_wait_for_sndbuf function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and panic) via a multithreaded application that peels off an association in a certain buffer-full state.

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-2017-3609
  • DLA-849-1
  • DSA-3804
  • CVE-2017-5986
  • USN-3264-1
  • USN-3264-2
  • USN-3265-1
  • USN-3265-2
  • USN-3266-1
  • USN-3266-2
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