Improper Locking Affecting kernel-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.44.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELCORE-9397191
  • published12 Mar 2025
  • disclosed11 Jan 2025

Introduced: 11 Jan 2025

CVE-2024-57807  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-667  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-core to version 0:4.18.0-553.44.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-2473.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-core package and not the kernel-core 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:

scsi: megaraid_sas: Fix for a potential deadlock

This fixes a 'possible circular locking dependency detected' warning CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&instance->reset_mutex); lock(&shost->scan_mutex); lock(&instance->reset_mutex); lock(&shost->scan_mutex);

Fix this by temporarily releasing the reset_mutex.

CVSS Base Scores

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