SB2024091309 - Speculative race condition in F5 F5OS Linux kernel 



SB2024091309 - Speculative race condition in F5 F5OS Linux kernel

Published: September 13, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024091309
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2193)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a speculative race condition. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to contents of arbitrary host memory, including memory assigned to other guests.

The vulnerability was dubbed GhostRace.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.