Race Condition Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <6.4.0-150600.23.7.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-KERNELDEVEL-7712292
  • published20 Aug 2024
  • disclosed25 Jun 2024

Introduced: 25 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-24861  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 kernel-devel to version 6.4.0-150600.23.7.2 or higher.

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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 relevant fixed versions and status.

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's media/xc4000 device driver in xc4000 xc4000_get_frequency() function. This can result in return value overflow issue, possibly leading to malfunction or denial of service issue.

CVSS Scores

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