Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel-uek-tools package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.340.4.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKTOOLS-8721131
  • published14 Feb 2025
  • disclosed24 Dec 2024

Introduced: 24 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-53161  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-tools to version 0:5.4.17-2136.340.4.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20100.

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:

EDAC/bluefield: Fix potential integer overflow

The 64-bit argument for the "get DIMM info" SMC call consists of mem_ctrl_idx left-shifted 16 bits and OR-ed with DIMM index. With mem_ctrl_idx defined as 32-bits wide the left-shift operation truncates the upper 16 bits of information during the calculation of the SMC argument.

The mem_ctrl_idx stack variable must be defined as 64-bits wide to prevent any potential integer overflow, i.e. loss of data from upper 16 bits.

CVSS Base Scores

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