CVE-2024-27016 Affecting kernel-doc 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% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELDOC-7852363
  • published30 Aug 2024
  • disclosed1 May 2024

Introduced: 1 May 2024

CVE-2024-27016  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-doc 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-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:

netfilter: flowtable: validate pppoe header

Ensure there is sufficient room to access the protocol field of the PPPoe header. Validate it once before the flowtable lookup, then use a helper function to access protocol field.

CVSS Scores

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