Red Hat update for kernel

Published: 2019-12-11 | Updated: 2021-10-11

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	7
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-18559 CVE-2019-5489 CVE-2018-13405 CVE-2018-9568 CVE-2017-1000112 CVE-2018-1068 CVE-2017-7184
CWE-ID	CWE-362 CWE-416 CWE-200 CWE-264 CWE-843 CWE-119 CWE-122
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #5 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kernel (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 7 vulnerabilities.

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU15526

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18559

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 gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of a certain multithreaded case involving packet_do_bind unregister and packet_notifier register actions after a race condition between fanout_add, from setsockopt, and a bind on an AF_PACKET socket. A local attacker can execute a program or file that submits malicious input, trigger a use-after-free condition and execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates 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 Server - AUS: 7.3

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-514.70.3.el7

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4159

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU16896

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5489

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the mincore() implementation in mm/mincore.c. A local attacker can observe page cache access patterns of other processes on the same system and sniff secret information.

Mitigation

Install updates 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 Server - AUS: 7.3

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-514.70.3.el7

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4159

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

3) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU13631

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13405

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to create arbitrary files on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the inode_init_owner function, as defined in the fs/inode.c source code file, allows the creation of arbitrary files in set-group identification (SGID) directories. A local attacker can create arbitrary files with unintended group ownership.

Mitigation

Install updates 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 Server - AUS: 7.3

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-514.70.3.el7

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4159

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.

4) Type Confusion

EUVDB-ID: #VU21092

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9568

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in the sk_clone_lock() function in sock.c. A local user can run a specially crafted application to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates 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 Server - AUS: 7.3

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-514.70.3.el7

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4159

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.

5) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU7954

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 8.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000112

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to race condition in the UDP Fragmentation Offload (UFO) code. A local attacker can send specially crafted UFO packets, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Install updates 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 Server - AUS: 7.3

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-514.70.3.el7

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4159

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. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.

6) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU11145

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1068

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in the implementation of 32 bit syscall interface. A local attacker can gain root privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates 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 Server - AUS: 7.3

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-514.70.3.el7

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4159

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.

7) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU6184

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 8.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7184

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system with escalated privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in xfrm_replay_verify_len() function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in Linux kernel when validating data after an XFRM_MSG_NEWAE update. A local use can trigger heap-based buffer overflow by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and execute arbitrary code on the target system with root privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

This vulnerability was demonstrated during the Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2017 for the Ubuntu 16.10 linux-image-* package 4.8.0.41.52.

Mitigation

Install updates 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 Server - AUS: 7.3

kernel (Red Hat package): 3.10.0-123.1.2.el7 - 3.10.0-514.70.3.el7

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:4159

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.