Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Affecting kernel-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELMODULESEXTRA-7655460
  • published9 Aug 2024
  • disclosed8 Aug 2024

Introduced: 8 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-25739  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-754  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 kernel-modules-extra 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-modules-extra package and not the kernel-modules-extra package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

create_empty_lvol in drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c in the Linux kernel through 6.7.4 can attempt to allocate zero bytes, and crash, because of a missing check for ubi->leb_size.

CVSS Scores

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