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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-3629: ELSA-2022-10065: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-3629: ELSA-2022-10065: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/08/2022
Created
12/10/2022
Added
12/07/2022
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function vsock_connect of the file net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211930 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. A memory leak flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Virtual Socket Protocol. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek

References

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