Out-of-bounds Read Affecting kernel-uek-modules-extra package, versions <0:5.15.0-306.177.4.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKMODULESEXTRA-9397636
  • published12 Mar 2025
  • disclosed24 Dec 2024

Introduced: 24 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-53162  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-modules-extra to version 0:5.15.0-306.177.4.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-20152.

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:

crypto: qat/qat_4xxx - fix off by one in uof_get_name()

The fw_objs[] array has "num_objs" elements so the > needs to be >= to prevent an out of bounds read.

CVSS Base Scores

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