Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.317.5.3.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (63rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKDOC-3364044
  • published18 Mar 2023
  • disclosed21 Sept 2022

Introduced: 21 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-41218  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:5.4.17-2136.317.5.3.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-12206.

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.

In drivers/media/dvb-core/dmxdev.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.10, there is a use-after-free caused by refcount races, affecting dvb_demux_open and dvb_dmxdev_release.

CVSS Base Scores

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