Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input Affecting kernel-uek-modules package, versions <0:5.15.0-305.176.4.el8uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKMODULES-8715561
  • published12 Feb 2025
  • disclosed29 Dec 2024

Introduced: 29 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-56716  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 kernel-uek-modules to version 0:5.15.0-305.176.4.el8uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20095.

NVD Description

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

netdevsim: prevent bad user input in nsim_dev_health_break_write()

If either a zero count or a large one is provided, kernel can crash.

CVSS Scores

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