Memory Leak Affecting kernel-debug package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELDEBUG-7852946
  • published30 Aug 2024
  • disclosed29 Jul 2024

Introduced: 29 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-41076  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-debug to version 0:5.14.0-427.33.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-5928.

NVD Description

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

NFSv4: Fix memory leak in nfs4_set_security_label

We leak nfs_fattr and nfs4_label every time we set a security xattr.

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