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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-firmware package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.36.1.el6uek

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKFIRMWARE-2545009
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed17 May 2019
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Introduced: 17 May 2019

CVE-2018-7191  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-firmware to version 0:3.8.13-118.36.1.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4703.

NVD Description

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

In the tun subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.13.14, dev_get_valid_name is not called before register_netdevice. This allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via an ioctl(TUNSETIFF) call with a dev name containing a / character. This is similar to CVE-2013-4343.

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