CVE-2024-38612

CVE Details

Release Date:2024-06-19

Description


In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nipv6: sr: fix invalid unregister error path\nThe error path of seg6_init() is wrong in case CONFIG_IPV6_SEG6_LWTUNNEL\nis not defined. In that case if seg6_hmac_init() fails, the\ngenl_unregister_family() isn't called.\nThis issue exist since commit 46738b1317e1 ('ipv6: sr: add option to control\nlwtunnel support'), and commit 5559cea2d5aa ('ipv6: sr: fix possible\nuse-after-free and null-ptr-deref') replaced unregister_pernet_subsys()\nwith genl_unregister_family() in this error path.

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CVSS Scoring


NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 5.5 CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2024-125812024-08-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2024-126112024-09-11
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)ELSA-2024-125852024-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2024-125812024-08-12
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container)ELSA-2024-125842024-08-12


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