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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2015-8746) ELSA-2016-2574: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2015-8746) ELSA-2016-2574: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/02/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/09/2016
Modified
08/06/2024

Description

fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the NFS client in the Linux kernel before 4.2.2 does not properly initialize memory for migration recovery operations, which allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via crafted network traffic.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

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