Overview
About vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
powerpc/smp: Add check for kcalloc() failure in parse_thread_groups()
As kcalloc() may fail, check its return value to avoid a NULL pointer dereference when passing it to of_property_read_u32_array().
Details
- Affected product:
- AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU , TuxCare 9.6 ESU , Ubuntu 20.04 ELS
- Affected packages:
- linux @ 5.4.0 (+3 more)
Fixes
KernelCare state
Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.
| Operating system | Status | Covered kernels |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | Planned | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 | Planned | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 | Will Not Fix |
45 kernels
|
| Ubuntu 24.04 AWS | Planned | — |