Improper Validation of Array Index Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:5.15.0-310.184.5.2.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-BPFTOOL-10764892
  • published17 Jul 2025
  • disclosed27 Dec 2024

Introduced: 27 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-53203  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-129  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 bpftool to version 0:5.15.0-310.184.5.2.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20470.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

usb: typec: fix potential array underflow in ucsi_ccg_sync_control()

The "command" variable can be controlled by the user via debugfs. The worry is that if con_index is zero then "&uc->ucsi->connector[con_index

  • 1]" would be an array underflow.

CVSS Base Scores

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