CVE-2024-35800 Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELDOC-7687839
  • published16 Aug 2024
  • disclosed17 May 2024

Introduced: 17 May 2024

CVE-2024-35800  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-doc 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-doc package and not the kernel-doc 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:

efi: fix panic in kdump kernel

Check if get_next_variable() is actually valid pointer before calling it. In kdump kernel this method is set to NULL that causes panic during the kexec-ed kernel boot.

Tested with QEMU and OVMF firmware.

CVSS Scores

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