SB2024090331 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: September 3, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40995)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the tcf_idr_check_alloc() and rcu_read_unlock() functions in net/sched/act_api.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48799)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the DEFINE_PER_CPU() and perf_cgroup_switch() functions in kernel/events/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41090)
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 tap_get_user_xdp() function in drivers/net/tap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41091)
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 tun_xdp_one() function in drivers/net/tun.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.