CVE-2021-38198 Affecting kernel-uek-tools-libs package, versions <0:5.4.17-2102.206.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKTOOLSLIBS-2601011
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Aug 2021

Introduced: 8 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-38198  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-tools-libs to version 0:5.4.17-2102.206.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-9474.

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.

arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h in the Linux kernel before 5.12.11 incorrectly computes the access permissions of a shadow page, leading to a missing guest protection page fault.

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