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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2021-45485) ELSA-2022-1988: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2021-45485) ELSA-2022-1988: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/25/2021
Created
05/20/2022
Added
05/18/2022
Modified
05/18/2022

Description

In the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel before 5.13.3, net/ipv6/output_core.c has an information leak because of certain use of a hash table which, although big, doesn't properly consider that IPv6-based attackers can typically choose among many IPv6 source addresses.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ELSA-2022-1988
  • CVE-2021-45485
  • USN-5299-1
  • USN-5343-1

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