Double Free Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.24.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.7% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2544972
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed11 Feb 2018

Introduced: 11 Feb 2018

CVE-2017-18174  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:4.1.12-124.24.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-4315.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-devel package and not the kernel-uek-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel before 4.7, the amd_gpio_remove function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-amd.c calls the pinctrl_unregister function, leading to a double free.