NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELDOC-2564315
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed11 Sept 2019

Introduced: 11 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-16233  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-1160.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-4060.

NVD Description

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

drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c in the Linux kernel 5.2.14 does not check the alloc_workqueue return value, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.

CVSS Base Scores

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