Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:5.15.0-303.171.5.2.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDEVEL-8530642
  • published19 Dec 2024
  • disclosed19 Jun 2024

Introduced: 19 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-38545  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-devel 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-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:

RDMA/hns: Fix UAF for cq async event

The refcount of CQ is not protected by locks. When CQ asynchronous events and CQ destruction are concurrent, CQ may have been released, which will cause UAF.

Use the xa_lock() to protect the CQ refcount.

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