NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.320.1.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.67% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDOC-2573906
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed20 Aug 2019

Introduced: 20 Aug 2019

CVE-2019-15291  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:2.6.39-400.320.1.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5560.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-doc package and not the kernel-uek-doc 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 5.2.9. There is a NULL pointer dereference caused by a malicious USB device in the flexcop_usb_probe function in the drivers/media/usb/b2c2/flexcop-usb.c driver.