Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.43.4.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.16% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2576350
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed24 Sept 2019

Introduced: 24 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-16746  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:4.1.12-124.43.4.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5866.

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.

An issue was discovered in net/wireless/nl80211.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.17. It does not check the length of variable elements in a beacon head, leading to a buffer overflow.

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