SB2025010813 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
Published: January 8, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26830)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the i40e_check_vf_permission() and i40e_vc_del_mac_addr_msg() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41040)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the net/sched/act_ct.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
3) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53122)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error within the mptcp_rcv_space_adjust() function in net/mptcp/protocol.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.