Missing Initialization of Resource Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.54.6.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2600887
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed14 Jun 2021

Introduced: 14 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-34693  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-909  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:4.1.12-124.54.6.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-9442.

NVD Description

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

net/can/bcm.c in the Linux kernel through 5.12.10 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory because parts of a data structure are uninitialized.

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