Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELDOC-6813419
  • published8 May 2024
  • disclosed29 Aug 2022

Introduced: 29 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-0480  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-doc to version 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-2394.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel. This issue can lead to host memory exhaustion due to memcg not limiting the number of Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) file locks.

CVSS Scores

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