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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-1195: ELSA-2023-2458: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 2, 2022
Added
Jul 22, 2024
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in reconn_set_ipaddr_from_hostname in fs/cifs/connect.c in the Linux kernel. The issue occurs when it forgets to set the free pointer server->hostname to NULL, leading to an invalid pointer request.

Solution

oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel
Title
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