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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2022-36879) ELSA-2022-9852: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2022-36879) ELSA-2022-9852: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/27/2022
Created
10/06/2022
Added
10/05/2022
Modified
12/14/2022

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.14. xfrm_expand_policies in net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c can cause a refcount to be dropped twice.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-debug
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-debug-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek-firmware

References

  • ELSA-2022-9852
  • CVE-2022-36879
  • USN-5667-1
  • USN-5668-1
  • USN-5677-1
  • USN-5682-1
  • USN-5683-1
  • USN-5703-1
  • USN-5706-1
  • USN-5727-1
  • USN-5727-2
  • USN-5774-1
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