NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek package, versions <0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEK-8518233
  • published18 Dec 2024
  • disclosed21 Oct 2024

Introduced: 21 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-49962  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek to version 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12887.

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:

ACPICA: check null return of ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() in acpi_db_convert_to_package()

ACPICA commit 4d4547cf13cca820ff7e0f859ba83e1a610b9fd0

ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() may fail, elements might be NULL and will cause NULL pointer dereference later.

[ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]

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