Improper Cross-boundary Removal of Sensitive Data Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.328.3.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEK-6245428
  • published14 Feb 2024
  • disclosed12 Jul 2022

Introduced: 12 Jul 2022

CVE-2022-29900  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-212  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek to version 0:5.4.17-2136.328.3.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12151.

NVD Description

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

Mis-trained branch predictions for return instructions may allow arbitrary speculative code execution under certain microarchitecture-dependent conditions.

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