Double Free Affecting kernel-uek-firmware package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.65.1.1.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKFIRMWARE-2977455
  • published10 Aug 2022
  • disclosed8 Jan 2024

Introduced: 10 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-2588  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-firmware to version 0:4.1.12-124.65.1.1.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-9694.

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.

It was discovered that the cls_route filter implementation in the Linux kernel would not remove an old filter from the hashtable before freeing it if its handle had the value 0.

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