Use After Free Affecting kernel-uki-virt package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.30.0.1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUKIVIRT-5903888
  • published 16 Sep 2023
  • disclosed 5 Jul 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uki-virt to version 0:5.14.0-284.30.0.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-5069.

NVD Description

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

Linux Kernel nftables Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability; nft_chain_lookup_byid() failed to check whether a chain was active and CAP_NET_ADMIN is in any user or network namespace

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

7.8 high
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Red Hat

7.8 high