Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting kernel-uek-tools-libs package, versions <0:4.14.35-2025.402.2.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKTOOLSLIBS-2577876
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed15 Sept 2020

Introduced: 15 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-14385  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-tools-libs to version 0:4.14.35-2025.402.2.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5913.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel before 5.9-rc4. A failure of the file system metadata validator in XFS can cause an inode with a valid, user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt. This can lead to the filesystem being shutdown, or otherwise rendered inaccessible until it is remounted, leading to a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

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