Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:4.14.35-2047.533.3.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-6245408
  • published14 Feb 2024
  • disclosed23 Mar 2023

Introduced: 23 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-0590  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:4.14.35-2047.533.3.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12150.

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 use-after-free flaw was found in qdisc_graft in net/sched/sch_api.c in the Linux Kernel due to a race problem. This flaw leads to a denial of service issue. If patch ebda44da44f6 ("net: sched: fix race condition in qdisc_graft()") not applied yet, then kernel could be affected.

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