NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.307.3.5.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2848996
  • published29 May 2022
  • disclosed30 Jun 2022

Introduced: 29 May 2022

CVE-2022-1852  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:5.4.17-2136.307.3.5.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-9442.

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.

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s KVM module, which can lead to a denial of service in the x86_emulate_insn in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c. This flaw occurs while executing an illegal instruction in guest in the Intel CPU.

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