openEuler update for kernel



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-36879
CWE-ID CWE-399
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
openEuler
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

bpftool-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

kernel-tools-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

kernel-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

perf
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

bpftool
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

kernel-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

perf-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python2-perf-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python3-perf-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

kernel-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python3-perf
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python2-perf
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

kernel-source
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

kernel-tools-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

kernel-tools
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor openEuler

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU66550

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36879

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the xfrm_expand_policies() function in net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c. A local user can cause the refcount to be dropped twice and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1 - 22.03 LTS

bpftool-debuginfo: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

kernel-tools-devel: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

kernel-debugsource: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

perf: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

bpftool: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

kernel-devel: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

perf-debuginfo: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

python2-perf-debuginfo: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

python3-perf-debuginfo: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

kernel-debuginfo: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

python3-perf: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

python2-perf: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

kernel-source: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

kernel-tools-debuginfo: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

kernel-tools: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

kernel: before 4.19.90-2208.1.0.0161

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1842


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.



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