CVE-2024-25743 Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:5.15.0-308.179.6.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEK-10117792
  • published13 May 2025
  • disclosed15 May 2024

Introduced: 15 May 2024

CVE-2024-25743  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek to version 0:5.15.0-308.179.6.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20320.

NVD Description

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

In the Linux kernel through 6.9, an untrusted hypervisor can inject virtual interrupts 0 and 14 at any point in time and can trigger the SIGFPE signal handler in userspace applications. This affects AMD SEV-SNP and AMD SEV-ES.

CVSS Base Scores

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