Memory Leak Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:4.14.35-1902.301.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEK-2576615
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed7 Nov 2019

Introduced: 7 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-18809  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek to version 0:4.14.35-1902.301.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5649.

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 af9005_identify_state() function in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/af9005.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-2289adbfa559.

CVSS Scores

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