Use After Free 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
5.31% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELABISTABLELISTS-6207757
  • published27 Jan 2024
  • disclosed1 Nov 2023

Introduced: 1 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-5178  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (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 use-after-free vulnerability was found in drivers/nvme/target/tcp.cinnvmet_tcp_free_crypto` due to a logical bug in the NVMe/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a malicious user to cause a use-after-free and double-free problem, which may permit remote code execution or lead to local privilege escalation.

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