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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2021-3501) ELSA-2021-2168: kernel security and bug fix update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2021-3501) ELSA-2021-2168: kernel security and bug fix update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/06/2021
Created
06/04/2021
Added
06/03/2021
Modified
11/23/2022

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.12. The value of internal.ndata, in the KVM API, is mapped to an array index, which can be updated by a user process at anytime which could lead to an out-of-bounds write. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity and system availability.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ELSA-2021-2168
  • CVE-2021-3501
  • USN-4977-1
  • USN-4983-1

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