SB20240611115 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support update for kernel

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SB20240611115 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support update for kernel

Published: June 11, 2024 Updated: December 19, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB20240611115
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1086)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the netfilter nf_tables component in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.


2) Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40982)

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the way data is shared between threads whereby the AVX GATHER instructions on Intel processors can forward the content of stale vector registers to dependent instructions. A malicious guest can infer data from different contexts on the same core and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References