CVE-2024-21963 Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.361.4.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEBUG-22401297
  • published10 Nov 2026
  • disclosed12 Nov 2026

Introduced: 10 Nov 2026

NewCVE-2024-21963  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:5.4.17-2136.361.4.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-500589.

NVD Description

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

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the IOMMU could allow a malicious guest to corrupt hypervisor (HV) pages and potentially cause a host crash leading to loss of availability.