Memory Leak Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:4.14.35-1844.4.5.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.36% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEK-2546031
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Feb 2019

Introduced: 21 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-8980  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek to version 0:4.14.35-1844.4.5.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4612.

NVD Description

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

A memory leak in the kernel_read_file function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel through 4.20.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering vfs_read failures.

CVSS Scores

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