Memory Leak Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.67.3.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEK-3039966
  • published5 Oct 2022
  • disclosed2 Apr 2021

Introduced: 2 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-30002  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek to version 0:4.1.12-124.67.3.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-9852.

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 5.11.3 when a webcam device exists. video_usercopy in drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c has a memory leak for large arguments, aka CID-fb18802a338b.

CVSS Scores

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