Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.323.1.el5uek


Severity

high

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2577184
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 3 Dec 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.323.1.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5710.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug package and not the kernel-uek-debug package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel before 5.3.7, there is a use-after-free bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/adutux.c driver, aka CID-44efc269db79.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

4.6 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Physical
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

4.6 medium
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SUSE

5.7 medium
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Red Hat

7.8 high