Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service update for kernel-rt



Published: 2023-07-20
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
CVE-ID CVE-2023-0461
CVE-2023-1281
CVE-2023-1390
CVE-2023-32233
CWE-ID CWE-416
CWE-835
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #4 is available.
Vulnerable software
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time - Telecommunications Update Service
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU72506

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-2023-0461

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Upper Level Protocol (ULP) subsystem in Linux kernel caused by improper handling of sockets entering the LISTEN state in certain protocols. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time - Telecommunications Update Service: 8.2

kernel-rt (Red Hat package): before 4.18.0-193.109.1.rt13.160.el8_2

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4126


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: #VU74122

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1281

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Linux kernel traffic control index filter (tcindex) when the tcf_exts_exec() function is called with the destroyed tcf_ext. A local user attacker can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time - Telecommunications Update Service: 8.2

kernel-rt (Red Hat package): before 4.18.0-193.109.1.rt13.160.el8_2

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4126


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.

3) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU74631

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1390

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in tipc_link_xmit() within the Linux kernel TIPC kernel module when parsing UDp packets. A remote attacker can send two small UDP packets to a system with a UDP bearer and consume all available CPU resources.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time - Telecommunications Update Service: 8.2

kernel-rt (Red Hat package): before 4.18.0-193.109.1.rt13.160.el8_2

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4126


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.

4) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU75807

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32233

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Netfilter nf_tables when processing batch requests. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time - Telecommunications Update Service: 8.2

kernel-rt (Red Hat package): before 4.18.0-193.109.1.rt13.160.el8_2

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4126


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.



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