CVE-2024-35937 Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELTOOLS-8331162
  • published 4 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 14 Aug 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-tools to version 0:5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:5363.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools package and not the kernel-tools 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: cfg80211: check A-MSDU format more carefully

If it looks like there's another subframe in the A-MSDU but the header isn't fully there, we can end up reading data out of bounds, only to discard later. Make this a bit more careful and check if the subframe header can even be present.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

5.8 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

3.3 low