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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-10742) ELSA-2020-4060: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-10742) ELSA-2020-4060: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/06/2020
Created
10/09/2020
Added
10/07/2020
Modified
11/23/2022

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. An index buffer overflow during Direct IO write leading to the NFS client to crash. In some cases, a reach out of the index after one memory allocation by kmalloc will cause a kernel panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ELSA-2020-4060
  • CVE-2020-10742

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