Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:3.10.0-1160.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELHEADERS-2564409
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 Jun 2020

Introduced: 12 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-10732  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-headers 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-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to crash a trivial program and exfiltrate private kernel data.

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