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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2019-12614) ELSA-2020-4060: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2019-12614) ELSA-2020-4060: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
06/03/2019
Created
10/09/2020
Added
10/07/2020
Modified
10/07/2020

Description

An issue was discovered in dlpar_parse_cc_property in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.6. There is an unchecked kstrdup of prop->name, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash).

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ELSA-2020-4060
  • USN-4093-1
  • USN-4094-1
  • USN-4095-1
  • USN-4095-2
  • CVE-2019-12614

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