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Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-0607: ELSA-2024-12271: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-0607: ELSA-2024-12271: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
01/16/2024
Created
05/22/2024
Added
04/09/2024
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

A flaw was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel. The issue is in the nft_byteorder_eval() function, where the code iterates through a loop and writes to the `dst` array. On each iteration, 8 bytes are written, but `dst` is an array of u32, so each element only has space for 4 bytes. That means every iteration overwrites part of the previous element corrupting this array of u32. This flaw allows a local user to cause a denial of service or potentially break NetFilter functionality.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek

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