CVE-2024-24784 Affecting container-selinux package, versions <2:2.229.0-2.module+el8.10.0+90412+9b361f34


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-CONTAINERSELINUX-7687274
  • published15 Aug 2024
  • disclosed5 Mar 2024

Introduced: 5 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-24784  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 container-selinux to version 2:2.229.0-2.module+el8.10.0+90412+9b361f34 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-6969.

NVD Description

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

The ParseAddressList function incorrectly handles comments (text within parentheses) within display names. Since this is a misalignment with conforming address parsers, it can result in different trust decisions being made by programs using different parsers.

CVSS Scores

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