Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek-tools package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.341.3.1.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKTOOLS-9397547
  • published12 Mar 2025
  • disclosed4 Sept 2024

Introduced: 4 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-44986  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-tools to version 0:5.4.17-2136.341.3.1.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20153.

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:

ipv6: fix possible UAF in ip6_finish_output2()

If skb_expand_head() returns NULL, skb has been freed and associated dst/idev could also have been freed.

We need to hold rcu_read_lock() to make sure the dst and associated idev are alive.

CVSS Base Scores

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