SB20240417106 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle VM Server for x86
Published: April 17, 2024 Updated: December 19, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1086)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the netfilter nf_tables component in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45863)
CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the fill_kobj_path() function in lib/kobject.c. A local user can can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39194)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the XFRM subsystem in Linux kernel. A local user with CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.