Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting kernel-cross-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-240.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELCROSSHEADERS-2565933
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed12 Jun 2020

Introduced: 12 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-10732  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-cross-headers to version 0:4.18.0-240.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-4431.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-cross-headers package and not the kernel-cross-headers package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of Userspace core dumps. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to crash a trivial program and exfiltrate private kernel data.

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