Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-147.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELHEADERS-2543578
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed11 Apr 2019

Introduced: 11 Apr 2019

CVE-2019-3459  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-headers to version 0:4.18.0-147.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-3517.

NVD Description

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

A heap address information leak while using L2CAP_GET_CONF_OPT was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.1-rc1.

CVSS Scores

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