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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-12768: ELSA-2020-5714: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-12768: ELSA-2020-5714: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/21/2020
Created
10/06/2022
Added
10/05/2022
Modified
08/06/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6. svm_cpu_uninit in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c has a memory leak, aka CID-d80b64ff297e. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because it's a one-time leak at the boot, the size is negligible, and it can't be triggered at will

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek

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