CVE-2019-20811 Affecting kernel-uek-tools package, versions <0:4.14.35-1902.305.4.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-2578347
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Jun 2020

Introduced: 3 Jun 2020

CVE-2019-20811  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-tools to version 0:4.14.35-1902.305.4.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5804.

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 the Linux kernel before 5.0.6. In rx_queue_add_kobject() and netdev_queue_add_kobject() in net/core/net-sysfs.c, a reference count is mishandled, aka CID-a3e23f719f5c.

CVSS Scores

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