Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNEL-7759663
  • published21 Aug 2024
  • disclosed17 Aug 2024

Introduced: 17 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-42281  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 kernel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: Fix a segment issue when downgrading gso_size

Linearize the skb when downgrading gso_size because it may trigger a BUG_ON() later when the skb is segmented as described in [1,2].

CVSS Scores

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