CVE-2024-50189 Affecting kernel-modules-extra package, versions <0:5.14.0-570.12.1.0.1.el9_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELMODULESEXTRA-10240456
  • published24 May 2025
  • disclosed8 Nov 2024

Introduced: 8 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-50189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-modules-extra to version 0:5.14.0-570.12.1.0.1.el9_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-6966.

NVD Description

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

HID: amd_sfh: Switch to device-managed dmam_alloc_coherent()

Using the device-managed version allows to simplify clean-up in probe() error path.

Additionally, this device-managed ensures proper cleanup, which helps to resolve memory errors, page faults, btrfs going read-only, and btrfs disk corruption.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1