NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-debug-uki-virt package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELDEBUGUKIVIRT-5536973
  • published 16 May 2023
  • disclosed 19 Apr 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-debug-uki-virt to version 0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-2458.

NVD Description

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

A data race flaw was found in the Linux kernel, between where con is allocated and con->sock is set. This issue leads to a NULL pointer dereference when accessing con->sock->sk in net/tipc/topsrv.c in the tipc protocol in the Linux kernel.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

4.7 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

6.5 medium
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Red Hat

5.5 medium