NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uki-virt package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-KERNELUKIVIRT-7281347
  • published20 Jun 2024
  • disclosed19 Jun 2024

Introduced: 19 Jun 2024

CVE-2021-47601  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:9 kernel-uki-virt.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uki-virt package and not the kernel-uki-virt package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

tee: amdtee: fix an IS_ERR() vs NULL bug

The __get_free_pages() function does not return error pointers it returns NULL so fix this condition to avoid a NULL dereference.

CVSS Scores

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