Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:5.15.0-302.167.6.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-KERNELUEKDEVEL-8185316
  • published15 Oct 2024
  • disclosed17 Aug 2024

Introduced: 17 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-42280  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12815.

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:

mISDN: Fix a use after free in hfcmulti_tx()

Don't dereference *sp after calling dev_kfree_skb(*sp).

CVSS Scores

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