Buffer Overflow Affecting kernel-cross-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.22.1.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-KERNELCROSSHEADERS-8101206
  • published27 Sept 2024
  • disclosed7 Aug 2024

Introduced: 7 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-42238  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-cross-headers to version 0:4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-7000.

NVD Description

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

firmware: cs_dsp: Return error if block header overflows file

Return an error from cs_dsp_power_up() if a block header is longer than the amount of data left in the file.

The previous code in cs_dsp_load() and cs_dsp_load_coeff() would loop while there was enough data left in the file for a valid region. This protected against overrunning the end of the file data, but it didn't abort the file processing with an error.

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