Improper Initialization Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:7.4.0-503.16.1.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-BPFTOOL-8320584
  • published1 Nov 2024
  • disclosed11 Sept 2024

Introduced: 11 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-45018  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-665  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 bpftool to version 0:7.4.0-503.16.1.el9_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-10939.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

netfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use

Fix missing initialisation of extack in flow offload.

CVSS Scores

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