SB2024080958 - openEuler 22.03 LTS SP3 update for kernel

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0607)

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 within the nft_byteorder_eval() function in the Netfilter subsystem. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0841)

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 within the hugetlbfs_fill_super() function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB pages) functionality. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

3) 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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-HotPatchSA-2024-1025