Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:5.15.0-300.163.18.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEK-8132561
  • published1 Oct 2024
  • disclosed30 Jul 2024

Introduced: 30 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-42159  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-754  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek to version 0:5.15.0-300.163.18.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12682.

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:

scsi: mpi3mr: Sanitise num_phys

Information is stored in mr_sas_port->phy_mask, values larger then size of this field shouldn't be allowed.

CVSS Scores

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