Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support update for kpatch-patch

Published: 2023-03-13

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-2964 CVE-2022-41222
CWE-ID	CWE-787 CWE-416
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_41_1 (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_40_1 (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_36_1 (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_32_1 (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_26_1 (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 for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU67811

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-2022-2964

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ASIX AX88179_178A-based USB 2.0/3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Devices driver in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 8.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 8.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 8.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 8.6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 8.6

kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_41_1 (Red Hat package): before 1-2.el8_6

kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_40_1 (Red Hat package): before 1-3.el8_6

kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_36_1 (Red Hat package): before 1-3.el8_6

kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_32_1 (Red Hat package): before 1-4.el8_6

kpatch-patch-4_18_0-372_26_1 (Red Hat package): before 1-5.el8_6

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1192

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.

2) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU68422