Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.44.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Attacked
EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELDEVEL-9397466
  • published12 Mar 2025
  • disclosed19 Nov 2024

Introduced: 19 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-50302  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-devel 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-devel package and not the kernel-devel 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:

HID: core: zero-initialize the report buffer

Since the report buffer is used by all kinds of drivers in various ways, let's zero-initialize it during allocation to make sure that it can't be ever used to leak kernel memory via specially-crafted report.

CVSS Base Scores

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