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Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-29266: ELSA-2021-9220: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-29266: ELSA-2021-9220: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/14/2021
Created
05/11/2021
Added
05/10/2021
Modified
08/06/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.9. drivers/vhost/vdpa.c has a use-after-free because v->config_ctx has an invalid value upon re-opening a character device, aka CID-f6bbf0010ba0.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek

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