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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-13095: ELSA-2019-2029: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-13095: ELSA-2019-2029: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
06/03/2018
Created
08/15/2019
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. A denial of service (memory corruption and BUG) can occur for a corrupted xfs image upon encountering an inode that is in extent format, but has more extents than fit in the inode fork. An issue was discovered in the XFS filesystem in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c in the Linux kernel. A denial of service due to the NULL pointer dereference can occur for a corrupted xfs image upon encountering an inode that is in extent format, but has more extents than fit in the inode fork.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

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