SB2022102544 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: October 25, 2022 Updated: March 20, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 7 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0494)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in the scsi_ioctl() function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. A local user with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO) can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1353)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the pfkey_register function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can gain unauthorized access to kernel memory, leading to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information.
3) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2588)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The
vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the network packet scheduler implementation
in the route4_change() function in Linux kernel when removing all references to a route filter
before freeing it. A local user can run a specially crafted program to
crash the kernel or execute arbitrary code.
4) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23816)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a branch type confusion. A local user can force the branch predictor to predict the wrong branch type and gain access to sensitive information.
5) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23825)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a branch type confusion. A local user can force the branch predictor to predict the wrong branch type and gain access to sensitive information.
6) Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29900)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a mistrained branch predictions for return instructions. A local user can execute arbitrary speculative code under certain microarchitecture-dependent conditions. The vulnerability was dubbed RETbleed.
7) Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29901)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the way non-transparent sharing of branch predictor targets between contexts. A local user can exploit the vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.