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Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-42284: ELSA-2024-8162: kernel security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-42284: ELSA-2024-8162: kernel security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
08/17/2024
Created
10/18/2024
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
11/11/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: Return non-zero value from tipc_udp_addr2str() on error tipc_udp_addr2str() should return non-zero value if the UDP media address is invalid. Otherwise, a buffer overflow access can occur in tipc_media_addr_printf(). Fix this by returning 1 on an invalid UDP media address.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

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