CVE-2023-52340 Affecting kernel-debug-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-7164104
  • published30 May 2024
  • disclosed5 Jul 2024

Introduced: 30 May 2024

CVE-2023-52340  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-debug-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-3138.

NVD Description

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

The IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 6.3 has a net/ipv6/route.c max_size threshold that can be consumed easily, e.g., leading to a denial of service (network is unreachable errors) when IPv6 packets are sent in a loop via a raw socket.

CVSS Scores

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