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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-13095) ELSA-2019-2029: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-13095) ELSA-2019-2029: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/03/2018
Created
08/15/2019
Added
08/15/2019
Modified
08/15/2019

Description

An issue was discovered in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.3. A denial of service (memory corruption and BUG) can occur for a corrupted xfs image upon encountering an inode that is in extent format, but has more extents than fit in the inode fork.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ELSA-2019-2029
  • CVE-2018-13095

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