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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-6606: ELSA-2024-1248: kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-6606: ELSA-2024-1248: kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
12/04/2023
Created
02/27/2024
Added
02/23/2024
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was found in smbCalcSize in fs/smb/client/netmisc.c in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak internal kernel information.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

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