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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-1130: ELSA-2018-1854: kernel security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-1130: ELSA-2018-1854: kernel security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
03/07/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/26/2018
Modified
01/24/2025

Description

Linux kernel before version 4.16-rc7 is vulnerable to a null pointer dereference in dccp_write_xmit() function in net/dccp/output.c in that allows a local user to cause a denial of service by a number of certain crafted system calls. A null pointer dereference in dccp_write_xmit() function in net/dccp/output.c in the Linux kernel allows a local user to cause a denial of service by a number of certain crafted system calls.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek

References

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