CVE-2016-0617 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service in the Oracle Linux kernel-uek component via unspecified vectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-0617?
CVE-2016-0617 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Linux, published on 30 Sep 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the kernel-uek component in Oracle Linux 6 allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0617?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0617?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-0617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-0617, GHSA-59cw-v5gm-4mrg.