Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.83.2.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKDOC-6370982
  • published5 Mar 2024
  • disclosed22 Jan 2024

Introduced: 22 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-0775  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:4.1.12-124.83.2.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12193.

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 use-after-free flaw was found in the __ext4_remount in fs/ext4/super.c in ext4 in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local user to cause an information leak problem while freeing the old quota file names before a potential failure, leading to a use-after-free.

CVSS Base Scores

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