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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-27666: ELSA-2022-5249: kernel security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-27666: ELSA-2022-5249: kernel security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/11/2022
Created
05/14/2022
Added
05/11/2022
Modified
08/06/2024

Description

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in IPsec ESP transformation code in net/ipv4/esp4.c and net/ipv6/esp6.c. This flaw allows a local attacker with a normal user privilege to overwrite kernel heap objects and may cause a local privilege escalation threat.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

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