Improper Cleanup on Thrown Exception Affecting kernel-uek-debug-devel package, versions <0:5.4.17-2102.204.4.2.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKDEBUGDEVEL-2600286
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed15 Sept 2020

Introduced: 15 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-14304  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-460  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-debug-devel to version 0:5.4.17-2102.204.4.2.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-9404.

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 memory disclosure flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ethernet drivers, in the way it read data from the EEPROM of the device. This flaw allows a local user to read uninitialized values from the kernel memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

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