CVE-2024-40939 Affecting kernel-rt package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELRT-8336571
  • published4 Nov 2024
  • disclosed28 Aug 2024

Introduced: 28 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-40939  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-rt to version 0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:5928.

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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

net: wwan: iosm: Fix tainted pointer delete is case of region creation fail

In case of region creation fail in ipc_devlink_create_region(), previously created regions delete process starts from tainted pointer which actually holds error code value. Fix this bug by decreasing region index before delete.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

CVSS Scores

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