Improper Locking Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELDOC-8398894
  • published20 Nov 2024
  • disclosed12 Jul 2024

Introduced: 12 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-40967  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-667  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-doc 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-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:

serial: imx: Introduce timeout when waiting on transmitter empty

By waiting at most 1 second for USR2_TXDC to be set, we avoid a potential deadlock.

In case of the timeout, there is not much we can do, so we simply ignore the transmitter state and optimistically try to continue.

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