Improper Initialization Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDEVEL-8371600
  • published14 Nov 2024
  • disclosed11 Sept 2024

Introduced: 11 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-45018  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-665  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-12815.

NVD Description

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

netfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use

Fix missing initialisation of extack in flow offload.

CVSS Scores

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