SB2023121259 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
Published: December 12, 2023
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5345)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the smb3_fs_context_parse_param() function in fs/smb/client component. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45871)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the IGB driver in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c when handling frames larger than the MTU. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
3) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20569)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a side channel issue in AMD CPUs. A remote user can influence the return address prediction and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1192)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the smb2_is_status_io_timeout() function in Linux kernel. A local user can set environment variable to a specific value, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.