CVE-2024-26679 Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:5.15.0-205.149.5.1.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKDEVEL-8072536
  • published22 Sept 2024
  • disclosed2 Apr 2024

Introduced: 2 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-26679  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:5.15.0-205.149.5.1.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12272.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-devel package and not the kernel-uek-devel 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:

inet: read sk->sk_family once in inet_recv_error()

inet_recv_error() is called without holding the socket lock.

IPv6 socket could mutate to IPv4 with IPV6_ADDRFORM socket option and trigger a KCSAN warning.

CVSS Scores

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