CVE-2024-36941 Affecting kernel-debug-modules package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELDEBUGMODULES-7688520
  • published16 Aug 2024
  • disclosed30 May 2024

Introduced: 30 May 2024

CVE-2024-36941  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-debug-modules to version 0:5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-5363.

NVD Description

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

wifi: nl80211: don't free NULL coalescing rule

If the parsing fails, we can dereference a NULL pointer here.

CVSS Scores

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