Red Hat update for kernel

1) Use-after-free error

EUVDB-ID: #VU10678

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18017

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition no the target system.

The weakness exists in the tcpmss_mangle_packet function in net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c in the Linux kernel due to use-after-free error. A remote attacker can leverage the presence of xt_TCPMSS in an iptables action, trigger memory corruption and cause the system to crash.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support: 7.3

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-514.48.5.el7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node: 7.3

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External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1737

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Speculative Store Bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU12911

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3639

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to race conditions in CPU cache processing. A local attacker can conduct a side-channel attack to exploit a flaw in the speculative execution of Load and Store instructions to read privileged memory.

Note: the vulnerability is referred to as "Spectre variant 4".

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 7.3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support: 7.3

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-514.48.5.el7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node: 7.3

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External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1737

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.