Memory Leak Affecting kernel-uek-firmware package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.69.5.el6uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-KERNELUEKFIRMWARE-3160730
  • published7 Dec 2022
  • disclosed21 Oct 2022

Introduced: 21 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-3629  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-firmware to version 0:4.1.12-124.69.5.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-10065.

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 vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function vsock_connect of the file net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211930 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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