Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting kernel-uek-firmware package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.42.3.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKFIRMWARE-2578564
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 Jun 2020

Introduced: 12 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-10732  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-firmware to version 0:4.1.12-124.42.3.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5837.

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.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to crash a trivial program and exfiltrate private kernel data.

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