SB2021083126 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 update for kernel
Published: August 31, 2021 Updated: February 8, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22543)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Linux kernel when handling VM_IO|VM_PFNMAP vmas in KVM. A local user can can bypass RO checks and cause the pages to get freed while still accessible by the VMM and guest. As a result, an attacker with the ability to start and control a VM to read/write random pages of memory, can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
2) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32399)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition for removal of the HCI controller within net/bluetooth/hci_request.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22555)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in net/netfilter/x_tables.c in Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
4) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3609)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the CAN BCM networking protocol (net/can/bcm.c) in the Linux kernel ranging from version 2.6.25 to mainline 5.13-rc6. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.