Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.321.4.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.64% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-5773298
  • published22 Sept 2022
  • disclosed4 Jul 2022

Introduced: 4 Jul 2022

CVE-2022-34918  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:5.4.17-2136.321.4.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-12588.

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 the Linux kernel through 5.18.9. A type confusion bug in nft_set_elem_init (leading to a buffer overflow) could be used by a local attacker to escalate privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-32250. (The attacker can obtain root access, but must start with an unprivileged user namespace to obtain CAP_NET_ADMIN access.) This can be fixed in nft_setelem_parse_data in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c.

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