Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-uek-tools package, versions <0:4.14.35-2047.541.4.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKTOOLS-7943509
  • published13 Sept 2024
  • disclosed30 Jul 2024

Introduced: 30 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-42223  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-tools to version 0:4.14.35-2047.541.4.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12779.

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:

media: dvb-frontends: tda10048: Fix integer overflow

state->xtal_hz can be up to 16M, so it can overflow a 32 bit integer when multiplied by pll_mfactor.

Create a new 64 bit variable to hold the calculations.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1