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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2017-9059) (Multiple Advisories): Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2017-9059) (Multiple Advisories): Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/18/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/27/2017
Modified
01/22/2020

Description

The NFSv4 implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by leveraging improper channel callback shutdown when unmounting an NFSv4 filesystem, aka a "module reference and kernel daemon" leak.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dtrace-modules
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dtrace-modules-provider-headers
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-dtrace-modules-shared-headers
  • 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-2018-4021
  • CVE-2017-9059

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