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Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-26772: ELSA-2024-12606: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 3, 2024
Added
Aug 16, 2024
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: avoid allocating blocks from corrupted group in ext4_mb_find_by_goal()
Places the logic for checking if the group's block bitmap is corrupt under
the protection of the group lock to avoid allocating blocks from the group
with a corrupted block bitmap.
A vulnerability was found in the ext4_mb_find_by_goal() function in the Linux kernel. This issue could lead to memory corruption or crashes due to the allocation of blocks from a group with a corrupted block bitmap.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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