Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting kernel-rt-modules-core package, versions <0:5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Attacked
EPSS
0.09% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELRTMODULESCORE-9407812
  • published15 Mar 2025
  • disclosed10 Mar 2025

Introduced: 10 Mar 2025

NewCVE-2024-50302  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-rt-modules-core to version 0:5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:2627.

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:

HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer

Since the report buffer is used by all kinds of drivers in various ways, let's zero-initialize it during allocation to make sure that it can't be ever used to leak kernel memory via specially-crafted report.

CVSS Base Scores

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