Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-50096: ELSA-2024-12884: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-50096: ELSA-2024-12884: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity

5

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N)

Published

11/05/2024

Created

12/19/2024

Added

12/17/2024

Modified

01/23/2025

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nouveau/dmem: Fix vulnerability in migrate_to_ram upon copy error The `nouveau_dmem_copy_one` function ensures that the copy push command is sent to the device firmware but does not track whether it was executed successfully. In the case of a copy error (e.g., firmware or hardware failure), the copy push command will be sent via the firmware channel, and `nouveau_dmem_copy_one` will likely report success, leading to the `migrate_to_ram` function returning a dirty HIGH_USER page to the user. This can result in a security vulnerability, as a HIGH_USER page that may contain sensitive or corrupted data could be returned to the user. To prevent this vulnerability, we allocate a zero page. Thus, in case of an error, a non-dirty (zero) page will be returned to the user.

Solution(s)

• oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek

References

• https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2024-50096
• CVE - 2024-50096
• ELSA-2024-12884