SB2023121261 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for runc



SB2023121261 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for runc

Published: December 12, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023121261
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29409)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to verifying certificate chains containing large RSA keys is slow. A remote attacker can cause a client/server to expend significant CPU time verifying signatures.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39321)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in crypto/tls when processing  post-handshake message on QUIC connections. A remote attacker can send an incomplete post-handshake message for a QUIC connection and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39322)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in crypto/tls when processing  post-handshake message on QUIC connections. A remote attacker can send an incomplete post-handshake message for a QUIC connection and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.