SB2024020160 - Fedora 38 update for kernel, kernel-headers

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SB2024020160 - Fedora 38 update for kernel, kernel-headers

Published: February 1, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024020160
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6679)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the dpll_pin_parent_pin_set() function in drivers/dpll/dpll_netlink.c in the Digital Phase Locked Loop (DPLL) subsystem. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the driver and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Off-by-one (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23849)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error within the rds_recv_track_latency() function in net/rds/af_rds.c. A local user can trigger an off-by-one error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References