CVE-2024-43866 Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-BPFTOOL-8394390
  • published20 Nov 2024
  • disclosed21 Aug 2024

Introduced: 21 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-43866  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 bpftool to version 0:7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-9315.

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:

net/mlx5: Always drain health in shutdown callback

There is no point in recovery during device shutdown. if health work started need to wait for it to avoid races and NULL pointer access.

Hence, drain health WQ on shutdown callback.

CVSS Scores

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