CVE-2024-35838 Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLS-6904216
- published 18 May 2024
- disclosed 17 May 2024
Introduced: 17 May 2024
CVE-2024-35838 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools to version 0:4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:4211.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools package and not the kernel-tools 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:
wifi: mac80211: fix potential sta-link leak
When a station is allocated, links are added but not set to valid yet (e.g. during connection to an AP MLD), we might remove the station without ever marking links valid, and leak them. Fix that.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-35838
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49aaeb8c539b1633b3bd7c2df131ec578aa1eae1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/587c5892976108674bbe61a8ff659de279318034
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b01a74b3ca6fd51b62c67733ba7c3280fa6c5d26
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e04bf59bdba0fa45d52160be676114e16be855a9