Memory Leak Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.83.2.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-6370965
  • published5 Mar 2024
  • disclosed2 Jan 2024

Introduced: 2 Jan 2024

CVE-2023-7192  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:4.1.12-124.83.2.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12193.

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 memory leak problem was found in ctnetlink_create_conntrack in net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack due to a refcount overflow.

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