Improper Locking Affecting kernel-uek-firmware package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.89.4.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-7886558
  • published4 Sept 2024
  • disclosed18 Mar 2024

Introduced: 18 Mar 2024

CVE-2023-52615  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-667  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 kernel-uek-firmware to version 0:4.1.12-124.89.4.el6uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12606.

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 Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

hwrng: core - Fix page fault dead lock on mmap-ed hwrng

There is a dead-lock in the hwrng device read path. This triggers when the user reads from /dev/hwrng into memory also mmap-ed from /dev/hwrng. The resulting page fault triggers a recursive read which then dead-locks.

Fix this by using a stack buffer when calling copy_to_user.

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