NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-abi-stablelists package, versions <0:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELABISTABLELISTS-6207646
  • published27 Jan 2024
  • disclosed17 Jan 2023

Introduced: 17 Jan 2023

CVE-2022-41858  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-abi-stablelists to version 0:5.14.0-362.18.1.el9_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-0461.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-abi-stablelists package and not the kernel-abi-stablelists package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A NULL pointer dereference may occur while a slip driver is in progress to detach in sl_tx_timeout in drivers/net/slip/slip.c. This issue could allow an attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.

CVSS Scores

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