NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:5.15.0-305.176.4.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDOC-8714368
  • published12 Feb 2025
  • disclosed27 Sept 2024

Introduced: 27 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-46809  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-doc 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-doc package and not the kernel-uek-doc 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:

drm/amd/display: Check BIOS images before it is used

BIOS images may fail to load and null checks are added before they are used.

This fixes 6 NULL_RETURNS issues reported by Coverity.

CVSS Base Scores

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