SB2024052087 - Fedora 40 update for kernel

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SB2024052087 - Fedora 40 update for kernel

Published: May 20, 2024 Updated: March 14, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2024052087
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.


1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21823)

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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 insecure deserialization in hardware logic. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27401)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

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 boundary error within the packet_buffer_get() function in drivers/firewire/nosy.c. A local user can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27400)

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

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 improper management of internal resources in amdgpu driver. A local user can crash the OS kernel.


4) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27399)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error within the l2cap_chan_timeout() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27398)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the sco_sock_timeout() function in net/bluetooth/sco.c. A remote attacker can trigger a use-after-free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References