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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:3.8.13-118.30.1.el7uek

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2543531
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Jul 2018
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Introduced: 27 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-14609  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:3.8.13-118.30.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4532.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug package and not the kernel-uek-debug 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 through 4.17.10. There is an invalid pointer dereference in __del_reloc_root() in fs/btrfs/relocation.c when mounting a crafted btrfs image, related to removing reloc rb_trees when reloc control has not been initialized.