Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.50.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEK-2577691
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed19 Aug 2019

Introduced: 19 Aug 2019

CVE-2016-10905  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek to version 0:3.8.13-118.50.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5879.

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 fs/gfs2/rgrp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8. A use-after-free is caused by the functions gfs2_clear_rgrpd and read_rindex_entry.

CVSS Scores

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