Memory Leak Affecting kernel-uek-modules-deprecated package, versions <0:6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el10uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-KERNELUEKMODULESDEPRECATED-10858154
  • published20 Jul 2025
  • disclosed29 Dec 2024

Introduced: 29 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-56746  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 kernel-uek-modules-deprecated to version 0:6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el10uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20530.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-modules-deprecated package and not the kernel-uek-modules-deprecated package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

fbdev: sh7760fb: Fix a possible memory leak in sh7760fb_alloc_mem()

When information such as info->screen_base is not ready, calling sh7760fb_free_mem() does not release memory correctly. Call dma_free_coherent() instead.

CVSS Base Scores

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