CVE-2024-35838 Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-KERNELDEVEL-7454863
  • published16 Jul 2024
  • disclosed17 May 2024

Introduced: 17 May 2024

CVE-2024-35838  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel-devel to version 0:4.18.0-553.8.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:4211.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-devel package and not the kernel-devel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux: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.

CVSS Scores

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