Race Condition Affecting kernel-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-513.9.1.el8_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELMODULESEXTRA-6097006
  • published3 Dec 2023
  • disclosed25 Nov 2022

Introduced: 25 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-45884  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-513.9.1.el8_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-7549.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-modules-extra package and not the kernel-modules-extra 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 through 6.0.9. drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c has a use-after-free, related to dvb_register_device dynamically allocating fops.

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