Incomplete Cleanup Affecting kernel-headers package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELHEADERS-7341365
  • published21 Jun 2024
  • disclosed19 Jun 2024

Introduced: 19 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-38615  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-459  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 kernel-headers.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

cpufreq: exit() callback is optional

The exit() callback is optional and shouldn't be called without checking a valid pointer first.

Also, we must clear freq_table pointer even if the exit() callback isn't present.

CVSS Scores

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