SB2025051508 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: May 15, 2025 Updated: July 3, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53141)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
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 improper input validation within the bitmap_ip_uadt() function in net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_bitmap_ip.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21756)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
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:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() and __vsock_release() functions in net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.