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


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKMODULESEXTRA-8714029
  • published12 Feb 2025
  • disclosed4 Dec 2024

Introduced: 4 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-53129  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-modules-extra 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-modules-extra package and not the kernel-uek-modules-extra 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/rockchip: vop: Fix a dereferenced before check warning

The 'state' can't be NULL, we should check crtc_state.

Fix warning: drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_vop.c:1096 vop_plane_atomic_async_check() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'state' (see line 1077)

CVSS Scores

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