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Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-47352: ELSA-2024-7000: kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 21, 2024
Added
Oct 16, 2024
Modified
Jul 17, 2025

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
virtio-net: Add validation for used length
This adds validation for used length (might come
from an untrusted device) to avoid data corruption
or loss.
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s virtio-net driver, where the system does not properly validate the length of data provided by an untrusted device. This lack of validation could lead to data corruption if the length of the data is incorrect or maliciously crafted.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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