CVE-2024-38637 Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.334.6.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEK-7677660
  • published14 Aug 2024
  • disclosed21 Jun 2024

Introduced: 21 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-38637  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek to version 0:5.4.17-2136.334.6.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12581.

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, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

greybus: lights: check return of get_channel_from_mode

If channel for the given node is not found we return null from get_channel_from_mode. Make sure we validate the return pointer before using it in two of the missing places.

This was originally reported in [0]: Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

[0] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240301190425.120605-1-m.lobanov@rosalinux.ru

CVSS Scores

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