NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.336.5.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDOC-8185343
  • published15 Oct 2024
  • disclosed17 Aug 2024

Introduced: 17 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-43829  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:5.4.17-2136.336.5.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12780.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-doc package and not the kernel-uek-doc 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:

drm/qxl: Add check for drm_cvt_mode

Add check for the return value of drm_cvt_mode() and return the error if it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

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