Memory Leak Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:5.15.0-305.176.4.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-BPFTOOL-8714363
  • published12 Feb 2025
  • disclosed29 Dec 2024

Introduced: 29 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-56746  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 bpftool to version 0:5.15.0-305.176.4.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20095.

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:

fbdev: sh7760fb: Fix a possible memory leak in sh7760fb_alloc_mem()

When information such as info->screen_base is not ready, calling sh7760fb_free_mem() does not release memory correctly. Call dma_free_coherent() instead.

CVSS Base Scores

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