CVE-2020-27673 Affecting kernel-uek-debug-devel package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.46.4.1.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDEBUGDEVEL-2598037
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed22 Oct 2020

Introduced: 22 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-27673  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-debug-devel to version 0:4.1.12-124.46.4.1.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-9009.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug-devel package and not the kernel-uek-debug-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.9.1, as used with Xen through 4.14.x. Guest OS users can cause a denial of service (host OS hang) via a high rate of events to dom0, aka CID-e99502f76271.

CVSS Scores

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