Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting kernel-uek-tools package, versions <0:4.14.35-1902.304.6.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKTOOLS-2575304
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed5 May 2020

Introduced: 5 May 2020

CVE-2020-12655  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-tools to version 0:4.14.35-1902.304.6.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5755.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in xfs_agf_verify in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c in the Linux kernel through 5.6.10. Attackers may trigger a sync of excessive duration via an XFS v5 image with crafted metadata, aka CID-d0c7feaf8767.

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