NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDEBUG-10780348
  • published18 Jul 2025
  • disclosed5 May 2025

Introduced: 5 May 2025

CVE-2024-58237  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:6.12.0-102.36.5.2.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20530.

NVD Description

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

bpf: consider that tail calls invalidate packet pointers

Tail-called programs could execute any of the helpers that invalidate packet pointers. Hence, conservatively assume that each tail call invalidates packet pointers.

Making the change in bpf_helper_changes_pkt_data() automatically makes use of check_cfg() logic that computes 'changes_pkt_data' effect for global sub-programs, such that the following program could be rejected:

int tail_call(struct __sk_buff *sk)
{
    bpf_tail_call_static(sk, &amp;jmp_table, 0);
    return 0;
}

SEC(&#34;tc&#34;) int not_safe(struct __sk_buff *sk) { int *p = (void *)(long)sk-&gt;data; ... make p valid ... tail_call(sk); p = 42; / this is unsafe */ ... }

The tc_bpf2bpf.c:subprog_tc() needs change: mark it as a function that can invalidate packet pointers. Otherwise, it can't be freplaced with tailcall_freplace.c:entry_freplace() that does a tail call.

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