Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:5.4.17-2011.4.4.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKDOC-2577733
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed5 May 2020

Introduced: 5 May 2020

CVE-2020-12655  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-doc 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-doc package and not the kernel-uek-doc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in xfs_agf_verify in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c in the Linux kernel through 5.6.10. Attackers may trigger a sync of excessive duration via an XFS v5 image with crafted metadata, aka CID-d0c7feaf8767.

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