CVE-2021-47466 Affecting kernel-cross-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELCROSSHEADERS-8102006
  • published27 Sept 2024
  • disclosed22 May 2024

Introduced: 22 May 2024

CVE-2021-47466  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-cross-headers to version 0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-7000.

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.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mm, slub: fix potential memoryleak in kmem_cache_open()

In error path, the random_seq of slub cache might be leaked. Fix this by using __kmem_cache_release() to release all the relevant resources.

CVSS Scores

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