Double Free Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.35.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEK-2576176
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed4 Sept 2019

Introduced: 4 Sep 2019

CVE-2017-18595  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek to version 0:4.1.12-124.35.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5508.

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.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.14.11. A double free may be caused by the function allocate_trace_buffer in the file kernel/trace/trace.c.

CVSS Scores

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