Improper Locking Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.76.2.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDEBUG-5753133
  • published5 Jul 2023
  • disclosed25 Apr 2023

Introduced: 25 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-2269  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-667  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:4.1.12-124.76.2.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-12565.

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:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

A denial of service problem was found, due to a possible recursive locking scenario, resulting in a deadlock in table_clear in drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c in the Linux Kernel Device Mapper-Multipathing sub-component.

CVSS Scores

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