CVE-2024-56754 Affecting kernel-uek-container package, versions <0:5.15.0-305.176.4.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKCONTAINER-8711654
  • published12 Feb 2025
  • disclosed29 Dec 2024

Introduced: 29 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-56754  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-container to version 0:5.15.0-305.176.4.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20095.

NVD Description

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

crypto: caam - Fix the pointer passed to caam_qi_shutdown()

The type of the last parameter given to devm_add_action_or_reset() is "struct caam_drv_private *", but in caam_qi_shutdown(), it is casted to "struct device *".

Pass the correct parameter to devm_add_action_or_reset() so that the resources are released as expected.

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