SB2024041933 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support update for kernel
Published: April 19, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 6 vulnerabilities.
1) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26341)
CWE-ID: CWE-668 - Exposure of resource to wrong sphere
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/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 some AMD CPUs may transiently execute beyond unconditional direct branches. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1184)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in fs/ext4/namei.c:dx_insert_block() function in the Linux kernel’s filesystem sub-component.. A local user can trigger use-after-free and perform a denial of service attack.
3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1852)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel’s KVM module. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack in the x86_emulate_insn in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3640)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the 2cap_conn_del() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c in Linux kernel. An attacker with physical proximity to device can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
5) Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42895)
CWE-ID: CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to unauthorized access of uninitialized pointer within the l2cap_parse_conf_req() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c. An attacker with physical proximity to the affected device can gain access to sensitive information.
6) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47099)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing security check within the veth_xdp_rcv() function in drivers/net/veth.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.