NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-rt package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELRT-7659881
  • published9 Aug 2024
  • disclosed24 Sept 2024

Introduced: 9 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-38615  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 kernel-rt to version 0:4.18.0-553.16.1.rt7.357.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:5102.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt package and not the kernel-rt 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:

cpufreq: exit() callback is optional

The exit() callback is optional and shouldn't be called without checking a valid pointer first.

Also, we must clear freq_table pointer even if the exit() callback isn't present.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1