Incomplete Cleanup Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.18.0-477.74.1.el8_8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLS-8084574
- published 24 Sep 2024
- disclosed 19 Jun 2024
Introduced: 19 Jun 2024
CVE-2024-38615 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools 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-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:
cpufreq: exit() callback is optional
The exit() callback is optional and shouldn't be called without checking a valid pointer first.
Also, we must clear freq_table pointer even if the exit() callback isn't present.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-38615
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d730b465e377396d2a09a53524b96b111f7ccb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35db5e76d5e9f752476df5fa0b9018a2398b0378
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e99f060cfd2e36504d62c9132b453ade5027e1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc9546805e572ad101681437a49939f28777273
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8204d1b6ff762d2171d365c2c8560285d0a233d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae37ebca325097d773d7bb6ec069123b30772872
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8f85833c05730d631576008daaa34096bc7f3ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfc56ff5ec9904c008e9376d90a6d7e2d2bec4d3