SB2024070911 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
Published: July 9, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 8 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52626)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the mlx5e_ptp_handle_ts_cqe() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/ptp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26801)
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:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the hci_error_reset() function in net/bluetooth/hci_core.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26974)
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:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the adf_device_reset_worker() and adf_dev_aer_schedule_reset() functions in drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_aer.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
4) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27393)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
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 malicious guest to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the xennet_alloc_one_rx_buffer() function in xen-netback implementation. A malicious guest userspace process can exhaust memory resources within the guest kernel and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
5) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52667)
CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double 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 (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the fs_any_create_groups() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/fs_tt_redirect.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35870)
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:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the cifs_mark_tcp_ses_conns_for_reconnect() and cifs_find_smb_ses() functions in fs/smb/client/connect.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
7) Improper Initialization (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35960)
CWE-ID: CWE-665 - Improper Initialization
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 initialization within the add_rule_fg() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fs_core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
8) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47400)
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 resource management error within the hns3_nic_net_open() function in drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.