Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELDEVEL-8327072
  • published4 Nov 2024
  • disclosed24 Sept 2024

Introduced: 24 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-42225  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-devel to version 0:5.14.0-427.37.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:6997.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel package and not the kernel-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

wifi: mt76: replace skb_put with skb_put_zero

Avoid potentially reusing uninitialized data

CVSS Scores

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