CVE-2024-36941 Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELDOC-7657611
  • published9 Aug 2024
  • disclosed14 Aug 2024

Introduced: 9 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-36941  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 kernel-doc to version 0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:5101.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: nl80211: don't free NULL coalescing rule

If the parsing fails, we can dereference a NULL pointer here.

CVSS Scores

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