SB2024080718 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel-rt



SB2024080718 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel-rt

Published: August 7, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024080718
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 22
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 22 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52458)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the blkpg_do_ioctl() function in block/ioctl.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26601)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the ext4_mb_generate_buddy() and mb_free_blocks() functions in fs/ext4/mballoc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52635)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the devfreq_monitor(), devfreq_monitor_start() and devfreq_monitor_stop() functions in drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26737)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition between the bpf_timer_cancel_and_free and bpf_timer_cancel calls in kernel/bpf/helpers.c. A local user can exploit the race and escalate privileges on the system.


5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48637)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the bnxt_tx_int() function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


6) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26947)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the __sync_icache_dcache() function in arch/arm/mm/flush.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


7) 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.


8) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27062)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the nvkm_object_search() and nvkm_object_remove() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/object.c, within the nvkm_client_new() function in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/core/client.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


9) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27030)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the rvu_queue_work(), rvu_mbox_intr_handler() and rvu_register_interrupts() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


10) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35823)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the vc_uniscr_delete() function in drivers/tty/vt/vt.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


11) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35896)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the do_replace() and compat_do_replace() functions in net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c, within the do_replace() and compat_do_replace() functions in net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c, within the do_replace() and compat_do_replace() functions in net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c, within the do_replace(), update_counters() and compat_update_counters() functions in net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


12) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35885)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the mlxbf_gige_shutdown() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxbf_gige/mlxbf_gige_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


13) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35962)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the do_replace() and compat_do_replace() functions in net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c, within the do_replace() and compat_do_replace() functions in net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c, within the do_replace() and compat_do_replace() functions in net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


14) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52809)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the fc_lport_ptp_setup() function in drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_lport.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


15) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36020)

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

The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the i40e_reset_all_vfs() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


16) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36017)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the do_setvfinfo() function in net/core/rtnetlink.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


17) Improper error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36929)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the skb_alloc_rx_flag() and skb_copy_expand() functions in net/core/skbuff.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


18) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36960)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the vmw_event_fence_action_create() function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


19) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-33621)

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the ipvlan_process_v4_outbound() and ipvlan_process_v6_outbound() functions in drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


20) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38384)

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the __blkcg_rstat_flush() function in block/blk-cgroup.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


21) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38663)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the spin_unlock_irq(), blkcg_reset_stats() and blkg_conf_exit() functions in block/blk-cgroup.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


22) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52885)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the svc_tcp_listen_data_ready() function in net/sunrpc/svcsock.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.