Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.11.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.29% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELDEVEL-2572711
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed6 Oct 2020

Introduced: 6 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-25643  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-devel to version 0:3.10.0-1160.11.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5437.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel package and not the kernel-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the HDLC_PPP module of the Linux kernel in versions before 5.9-rc7. Memory corruption and a read overflow is caused by improper input validation in the ppp_cp_parse_cr function which can cause the system to crash or cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS Base Scores

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