CVE-2024-42157 Affecting kernel-uek-container-debug package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.335.4.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKCONTAINERDEBUG-7942024
  • published13 Sept 2024
  • disclosed30 Jul 2024

Introduced: 30 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-42157  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-container-debug to version 0:5.4.17-2136.335.4.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12612.

NVD Description

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

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

s390/pkey: Wipe sensitive data on failure

Wipe sensitive data from stack also if the copy_to_user() fails.

CVSS Scores

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