Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-28772: ELSA-2023-7077: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.13.3. lib/seq_buf.c has a seq_buf_putmem_hex buffer overflow. A buffer overflow write flaw was identified in seq_buf_putmem_hex in lib/seq_buf.c in seq_buf in the Linux Kernel. This issue may allow a user with special debug privileges such as ftrace or root to cause an overflow in the destination buffer due to a missing sanity check.
Solution(s)
- oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel
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