Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Affecting kernel-modules package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.16.1.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-KERNELMODULES-7674838
  • published10 Aug 2024
  • disclosed12 Feb 2024

Introduced: 12 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-25739  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-754  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-modules to version 0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-5101.

NVD Description

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

create_empty_lvol in drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c in the Linux kernel through 6.7.4 can attempt to allocate zero bytes, and crash, because of a missing check for ubi->leb_size.

CVSS Scores

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