NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-headers package, versions <0:4.14.35-1902.10.7.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKHEADERS-2576296
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed11 Sept 2019

Introduced: 11 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-16231  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-headers to version 0:4.14.35-1902.10.7.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5533.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-headers package and not the kernel-uek-headers package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c in the Linux kernel 5.2.14 does not check the alloc_workqueue return value, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.

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