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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-14051: ELSA-2019-4316: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-14051: ELSA-2019-4316: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
08/30/2017
Created
03/19/2019
Added
01/05/2019
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

An integer overflow in the qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom_ctl function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by leveraging root access. An integer overflow was discovered in the qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom_ctl function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c in the Linux kernel through 4.12.10. This flaw allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by leveraging root access.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek

References

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