CVE-2024-40989 Affecting kernel package, versions <0:5.14.0-503.11.1.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-KERNEL-8392190
  • published20 Nov 2024
  • disclosed12 Jul 2024

Introduced: 12 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-40989  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel to version 0:5.14.0-503.11.1.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 kernel package and not the kernel 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:

KVM: arm64: Disassociate vcpus from redistributor region on teardown

When tearing down a redistributor region, make sure we don't have any dangling pointer to that region stored in a vcpu.

CVSS Scores

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