Use of Uninitialized Variable Affecting kernel-tools-libs package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-7937602
- published 12 Sep 2024
- disclosed 11 Sep 2024
Introduced: 11 Sep 2024
CVE-2024-45018 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-tools-libs to version 0:4.18.0-553.27.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:8856.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools-libs package and not the kernel-tools-libs 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:
netfilter: flowtable: initialise extack before use
Fix missing initialisation of extack in flow offload.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45018
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/119be227bc04f5035efa64cb823b8a5ca5e2d1c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/356beb911b63a8cff34cb57f755c2a2d2ee9dec7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eafeec6be68ebd6140a830ce9ae68ad5b67ec78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7b760499f7791352b49b11667ed04b23d7f5b0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5ceff2196dc633c995afb080f6f44a72cff6e1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9767137308daf906496613fd879808a07f006a2
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