Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-rt-modules-core package, versions <0:5.14.0-570.18.1.el9_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELRTMODULESCORE-10259873
  • published29 May 2025
  • disclosed26 May 2025

Introduced: 26 May 2025

NewCVE-2025-21964  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-rt-modules-core to version 0:5.14.0-570.18.1.el9_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:8142.

NVD Description

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

cifs: Fix integer overflow while processing acregmax mount option

User-provided mount parameter acregmax of type u32 is intended to have an upper limit, but before it is validated, the value is converted from seconds to jiffies which can lead to an integer overflow.

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

CVSS Base Scores

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