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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-14416: ELSA-2020-5801: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-14416: ELSA-2020-5801: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
06/18/2020
Created
08/10/2020
Added
08/07/2020
Modified
08/06/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.4.16, a race condition in tty->disc_data handling in the slip and slcan line discipline could lead to a use-after-free, aka CID-0ace17d56824. This affects drivers/net/slip/slip.c and drivers/net/can/slcan.c.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek

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