vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-0480: ELSA-2024-2394: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jan 3, 2022 | May 14, 2024 | Aug 12, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jan 3, 2022
Added
May 14, 2024
Modified
Aug 12, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the filelock_init in fs/locks.c function in the Linux kernel. This issue can lead to host memory exhaustion due to memcg not limiting the number of Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) file locks.
Solution
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel
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