Information Exposure Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.323.8.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKDOC-5892265
  • published16 Aug 2023
  • disclosed11 Aug 2023

Introduced: 11 Aug 2023

CVE-2022-40982  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-203  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:5.4.17-2136.323.8.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-12782.

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.

Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution in certain vector execution units for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Scores

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