NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.75.3.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDEVEL-5670969
  • published8 Jun 2023
  • disclosed26 Apr 2023

Introduced: 26 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-0458  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:4.1.12-124.75.3.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-12375.

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.

A speculative pointer dereference problem exists in the Linux Kernel on the do_prlimit() function. The resource argument value is controlled and is used in pointer arithmetic for the 'rlim' variable and can be used to leak the contents. We recommend upgrading past version 6.1.8 or commit 739790605705ddcf18f21782b9c99ad7d53a8c11

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