SB20230821196 - Fedora 38 update for kernel



SB20230821196 - Fedora 38 update for kernel

Published: August 21, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB20230821196
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4128)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within net/sched/cls_fw.c in classifiers (cls_fw, cls_u32, and cls_route) in the Linux Kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


2) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4155)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in KVM AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) in Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.


3) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4194)

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in TUN/TAP functionality. A local user can bypass network filters and gain unauthorized access to some resources.

The vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for #VU72742 (CVE-2023-1076).


4) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4273)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the implementation of the file name reconstruction function in the exFAT driver in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a stack overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.