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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-8648) (Multiple Advisories): kernel security and bug fix update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-8648) (Multiple Advisories): kernel security and bug fix update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/06/2020
Created
05/09/2020
Added
05/07/2020
Modified
10/05/2022

Description

There is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel through 5.5.2 in the n_tty_receive_buf_common function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel
  • 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
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-headers
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-tools
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-tools-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-tools-libs-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-perf
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-python-perf

References

  • ELSA-2021-2314
  • USN-4342-1
  • USN-4344-1
  • USN-4345-1
  • USN-4346-1
  • CVE-2020-8648

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