Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting kernel-uek-tools-libs-devel package, versions <0:4.14.35-2047.522.3.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKTOOLSLIBSDEVEL-3319737
  • published8 Feb 2023
  • disclosed16 Oct 2022

Introduced: 16 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-3524  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-404  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-tools-libs-devel to version 0:4.14.35-2047.522.3.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-12117.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ipv6_renew_options of the component IPv6 Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be launched remotely. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211021 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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