Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:4.14.35-2047.543.3.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDOC-8371174
  • published14 Nov 2024
  • disclosed4 Sept 2024

Introduced: 4 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-44998  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:4.14.35-2047.543.3.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12868.

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:

atm: idt77252: prevent use after free in dequeue_rx()

We can't dereference "skb" after calling vcc->push() because the skb is released.

CVSS Scores

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