Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-uek-core package, versions <0:5.15.0-6.80.3.1.el8uek
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKCORE-3167603
- published 12 Dec 2022
- disclosed 5 Jan 2023
Introduced: 12 Dec 2022
CVE-2022-4378 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-core to version 0:5.15.0-6.80.3.1.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-12017.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-core package and not the kernel-uek-core package as distributed by Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A stack overflow flaw was found in the Linux kernel's SYSCTL subsystem in how a user changes certain kernel parameters and variables. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2022-4378.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-10071.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-10072.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-10078.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-10079.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-10080.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-10081.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-10108.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-0951.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-1091.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12006.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12007.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12008.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12009.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12017.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-12018.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-1566.html
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q4/178
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-6.0/proc-proc_skip_spaces-shouldn-t-think-it-is-working-on-c-strings.patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2152548
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/queue-6.0/proc-avoid-integer-type-confusion-in-get_proc_long.patch
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171289/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LNS-0092-1.html