NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:5.4.17-2136.337.5.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKDEVEL-8371351
  • published14 Nov 2024
  • disclosed18 Sept 2024

Introduced: 18 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-46739  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:5.4.17-2136.337.5.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12813.

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:

uio_hv_generic: Fix kernel NULL pointer dereference in hv_uio_rescind

For primary VM Bus channels, primary_channel pointer is always NULL. This pointer is valid only for the secondary channels. Also, rescind callback is meant for primary channels only.

Fix NULL pointer dereference by retrieving the device_obj from the parent for the primary channel.

CVSS Scores

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