vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-15126: ELSA-2018-1062: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 5, 2017 | Apr 19, 2018 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 5, 2017
Added
Apr 19, 2018
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in fs/userfaultfd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.13.6. The issue is related to the handling of fork failure when dealing with event messages. Failure to fork correctly can lead to a situation where a fork event will be removed from an already freed list of events with userfaultfd_ctx_put().
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handling of fork failure when dealing with event messages in the userfaultfd code. Failure to fork correctly can create a fork event that will be removed from an already freed list of events.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's handling of fork failure when dealing with event messages in the userfaultfd code. Failure to fork correctly can create a fork event that will be removed from an already freed list of events.
Solution
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel
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