CVE-2024-36929 Affecting kernel-uek-tools package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.343.5.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKTOOLS-10117701
  • published13 May 2025
  • disclosed30 May 2024

Introduced: 30 May 2024

CVE-2024-36929  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-tools to version 0:5.4.17-2136.343.5.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20319.

NVD Description

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

net: core: reject skb_copy(_expand) for fraglist GSO skbs

SKB_GSO_FRAGLIST skbs must not be linearized, otherwise they become invalid. Return NULL if such an skb is passed to skb_copy or skb_copy_expand, in order to prevent a crash on a potential later call to skb_gso_segment.

CVSS Base Scores

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