Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.49.1.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDOC-2577789
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Dec 2018

Introduced: 18 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-16884  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:3.8.13-118.49.1.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5841.

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.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFS41+ subsystem. NFS41+ shares mounted in different network namespaces at the same time can make bc_svc_process() use wrong back-channel IDs and cause a use-after-free vulnerability. Thus a malicious container user can cause a host kernel memory corruption and a system panic. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out.

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