Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.18.0-477.74.1.el8_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNEL-8086819
  • published24 Sept 2024
  • disclosed19 Jun 2024

Introduced: 19 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-36978  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel to version 0:4.18.0-477.74.1.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:6993.

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:

net: sched: sch_multiq: fix possible OOB write in multiq_tune()

q->bands will be assigned to qopt->bands to execute subsequent code logic after kmalloc. So the old q->bands should not be used in kmalloc. Otherwise, an out-of-bounds write will occur.

CVSS Scores

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