CVE-2024-35848 Affecting kernel-tools-libs-devel package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELTOOLSLIBSDEVEL-8330520
  • published4 Nov 2024
  • disclosed14 Aug 2024

Introduced: 14 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-35848  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-tools-libs-devel 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-libs-devel package and not the kernel-tools-libs-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:

eeprom: at24: fix memory corruption race condition

If the eeprom is not accessible, an nvmem device will be registered, the read will fail, and the device will be torn down. If another driver accesses the nvmem device after the teardown, it will reference invalid memory.

Move the failure point before registering the nvmem device.

CVSS Scores

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