Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 14, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-21504
CVE-2022-21504
Description
The code in UEK6 U3 was missing an appropiate file descriptor count to be missing. This resulted in a use count error that allowed a file descriptor to a socket to be closed and freed while it was still in use by another portion of the kernel. An attack with local access can operate on the socket, and cause a denial of service. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
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Affected products
4Oracle Linux: 7+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: Oracle Linux: 7
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References
1- github.com/oracle/linux-uek/commit/49c68f5f892d8c2be00e0a89ff2a035422c03b59nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
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