Incomplete Cleanup Affecting kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.84.1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-KERNELZFCPDUMPMODULESEXTRA-8023481
  • published18 Sept 2024
  • disclosed19 Jun 2024

Introduced: 19 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-38615  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-459  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra to version 0:5.14.0-284.84.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:6744.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra package and not the kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 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.

CVSS Scores

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