SB2025010815 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

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SB2025010815 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

Published: January 8, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025010815
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53088)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

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 leak within the i40e_count_filters(), i40e_correct_mac_vlan_filters(), i40e_correct_vf_mac_vlan_filters(), i40e_aqc_broadcast_filter() and i40e_sync_vsi_filters() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53122)

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

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 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.

References