Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-uek-debug-devel package, versions <0:5.4.17-2011.4.4.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKDEBUGDEVEL-2577137
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed9 Jun 2020

Introduced: 9 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-10757  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-debug-devel to version 0:5.4.17-2011.4.4.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-5756.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel in versions after 4.5-rc1 in the way mremap handled DAX Huge Pages. This flaw allows a local attacker with access to a DAX enabled storage to escalate their privileges on the system.

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