CVE-2024-50189 Affecting kernel-uek-debug-core package, versions <0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKDEBUGCORE-8539593
  • published20 Dec 2024
  • disclosed8 Nov 2024

Introduced: 8 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-50189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-debug-core 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-debug-core package and not the kernel-uek-debug-core 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:

HID: amd_sfh: Switch to device-managed dmam_alloc_coherent()

Using the device-managed version allows to simplify clean-up in probe() error path.

Additionally, this device-managed ensures proper cleanup, which helps to resolve memory errors, page faults, btrfs going read-only, and btrfs disk corruption.

CVSS Scores

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