SB2024080717 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 22 vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52458)

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 NULL pointer dereference within the blkpg_do_ioctl() function in block/ioctl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

2) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26601)

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

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 locking within the ext4_mb_generate_buddy() and mb_free_blocks() functions in fs/ext4/mballoc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

3) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52635)

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking

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 locking within the devfreq_monitor(), devfreq_monitor_start() and devfreq_monitor_stop() functions in drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

4) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26737)

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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 race condition between the bpf_timer_cancel_and_free and bpf_timer_cancel calls in kernel/bpf/helpers.c. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.

5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48637)

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 bnxt_tx_int() function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26947)

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 __sync_icache_dcache() function in arch/arm/mm/flush.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

7) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26930)

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double 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 execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the kfree() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.

8) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27062)

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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 race condition within the nvkm_object_search() and nvkm_object_remove() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/object.c, within the nvkm_client_new() function in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/client.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

9) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27030)

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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 race condition within the rvu_queue_work(), rvu_mbox_intr_handler() and rvu_register_interrupts() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

10) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35823)

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 memory corruption within the vc_uniscr_delete() function in drivers/tty/vt/vt.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

11) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35896)

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 do_replace() and compat_do_replace() functions in net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c, within the do_replace() and compat_do_replace() functions in net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c, within the do_replace() and compat_do_replace() functions in net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c, within the do_replace(), update_counters() and compat_update_counters() functions in net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

12) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35885)

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 NULL pointer dereference within the mlxbf_gige_shutdown() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxbf_gige/mlxbf_gige_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

13) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35962)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

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 input validation within the do_replace() and compat_do_replace() functions in net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c, within the do_replace() and compat_do_replace() functions in net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c, within the do_replace() and compat_do_replace() functions in net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

14) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52809)

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 NULL pointer dereference within the fc_lport_ptp_setup() function in drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

15) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36020)

CWE-ID: CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource

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 use of uninitialized resource within the i40e_reset_all_vfs() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

16) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36017)

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 do_setvfinfo() function in net/core/rtnetlink.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

17) Improper error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36929)

CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling

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 error handling within the skb_alloc_rx_flag() and skb_copy_expand() functions in net/core/skbuff.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

18) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36960)

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 vmw_event_fence_action_create() function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

19) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33621)

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 ipvlan_process_v4_outbound() and ipvlan_process_v6_outbound() functions in drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

20) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38384)

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

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 infinite loop within the __blkcg_rstat_flush() function in block/blk-cgroup.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

21) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38663)

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 memory corruption within the spin_unlock_irq(), blkcg_reset_stats() and blkg_conf_exit() functions in block/blk-cgroup.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

22) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52885)

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 svc_tcp_listen_data_ready() function in net/sunrpc/svcsock.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5066