Memory Leak Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDEBUG-8528941
  • published19 Dec 2024
  • disclosed21 Oct 2024

Introduced: 21 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-50013  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12887.

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:

exfat: fix memory leak in exfat_load_bitmap()

If the first directory entry in the root directory is not a bitmap directory entry, 'bh' will not be released and reassigned, which will cause a memory leak.

CVSS Base Scores

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