Race Condition Affecting kernel-uek-debug-devel package, versions <0:5.4.17-2102.205.7.2.el8uek


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-KERNELUEKDEBUGDEVEL-2599963
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Mar 2022

Introduced: 3 Mar 2022

CVE-2021-3609  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-debug-devel to version 0:5.4.17-2102.205.7.2.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-9450.

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 CAN BCM networking protocol in the Linux kernel, where a local attacker can abuse a flaw in the CAN subsystem to corrupt memory, crash the system or escalate privileges. This race condition in net/can/bcm.c in the Linux kernel allows for local privilege escalation to root.

CVSS Scores

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