SB2024070968 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel RT (Live Patch 6 for SLE 15 SP5)
Published: July 9, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23307)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in raid5_cache_count() function. A local user can trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
2) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26828)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the parse_server_interfaces() function in fs/smb/client/smb2ops.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
3) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26923)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the unix_gc() function in net/unix/garbage.c due to garbage collector does not take into account the risk of embryo getting enqueued during the garbage collection. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
4) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26930)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the kfree() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.