Memory Leak Affecting kernel-modules package, versions <0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELMODULES-3120711
  • published5 Oct 2022
  • disclosed2 Apr 2021

Introduced: 2 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-30002  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-modules to version 0:4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-7683.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.3 when a webcam device exists. video_usercopy in drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c has a memory leak for large arguments, aka CID-fb18802a338b.

CVSS Scores

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