SB20240711236 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel
Published: July 11, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26643)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the nf_tables_unbind_set() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.
2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26642)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within the nf_tables_newset() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can set arbitrary timeouts, which can result in a denial of service condition.
3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26673)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the nft_ct_expect_obj_init() function in net/netfilter/nft_ct.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26804)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the tnl_update_pmtu(), ip_md_tunnel_xmit() and ip_tunnel_xmit() functions in net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.