vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-42116: ELSA-2024-12618: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jul 30, 2024 | Oct 16, 2024 | May 26, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jul 30, 2024
Added
Oct 16, 2024
Modified
May 26, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
igc: fix a log entry using uninitialized netdev
During successful probe, igc logs this:
[ 5.133667] igc 0000:01:00.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): PHC added
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The reason is that igc_ptp_init() is called very early, even before
register_netdev() has been called. So the netdev_info() call works
on a partially uninitialized netdev.
Fix this by calling igc_ptp_init() after register_netdev(), right
after the media autosense check, just as in igb. Add a comment,
just as in igb.
Now the log message is fine:
[ 5.200987] igc 0000:01:00.0 eth0: PHC added
A vulnerability was found in the igc_probe() function in the Linux kernel's igc driver, where an uninitialized netdev is logged during the probe process. This occurs because the igc_ptp_init() function is called before the netdev() register is called, resulting in a misleading log entry.
igc: fix a log entry using uninitialized netdev
During successful probe, igc logs this:
[ 5.133667] igc 0000:01:00.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): PHC added
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The reason is that igc_ptp_init() is called very early, even before
register_netdev() has been called. So the netdev_info() call works
on a partially uninitialized netdev.
Fix this by calling igc_ptp_init() after register_netdev(), right
after the media autosense check, just as in igb. Add a comment,
just as in igb.
Now the log message is fine:
[ 5.200987] igc 0000:01:00.0 eth0: PHC added
A vulnerability was found in the igc_probe() function in the Linux kernel's igc driver, where an uninitialized netdev is logged during the probe process. This occurs because the igc_ptp_init() function is called before the netdev() register is called, resulting in a misleading log entry.
Solution
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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