Use After Free Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.66% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELDOC-2587105
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed6 Feb 2020

Introduced: 6 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-8648  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-2314.

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.

There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through 5.5.2 in the n_tty_receive_buf_common function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c.

CVSS Base Scores

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