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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-18386) ELSA-2018-4307: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-18386) ELSA-2018-4307: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/17/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
12/12/2018
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel before 4.14.11 allows local attackers (who are able to access pseudo terminals) to hang/block further usage of any pseudo terminal devices due to an EXTPROC versus ICANON confusion in TIOCINQ.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-debug
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-debug-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-firmware

References

  • ELSA-2018-4307
  • USN-3849-1
  • USN-3849-2
  • CVE-2018-18386

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