SB2025021103 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel

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SB2025021103 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel

Published: February 11, 2025 Updated: March 12, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025021103
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53104)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

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 an out-of-bounds read error within the uvc_parse_format() function in drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53113)

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 NULL pointer dereference within the alloc_pages_bulk_noprof() function in mm/page_alloc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References