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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-5178: ELSA-2024-0461: kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-5178: ELSA-2024-0461: kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/15/2023
Created
12/05/2023
Added
12/02/2023
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c` in `nvmet_tcp_free_crypto` due to a logical bug in the NVMe/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel. This issue may allow a malicious user to cause a use-after-free and double-free problem, which may permit remote code execution or lead to local privilege escalation.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

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