CVE-2023-52880 Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:4.1.12-124.88.3.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-7642689
  • published7 Aug 2024
  • disclosed24 May 2024

Introduced: 24 May 2024

CVE-2023-52880  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:4.1.12-124.88.3.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12571.

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.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

tty: n_gsm: require CAP_NET_ADMIN to attach N_GSM0710 ldisc

Any unprivileged user can attach N_GSM0710 ldisc, but it requires CAP_NET_ADMIN to create a GSM network anyway.

Require initial namespace CAP_NET_ADMIN to do that.

CVSS Scores

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