Resource Exhaustion Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:5.4.17-2011.1.2.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEK-2576547
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed14 Feb 2020

Introduced: 14 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-8992  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-834  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek to version 0:5.4.17-2011.1.2.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5663.

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.

ext4_protect_reserved_inode in fs/ext4/block_validity.c in the Linux kernel through 5.5.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via a crafted journal size.

CVSS Scores

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