SB2024081364 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel



SB2024081364 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel

Published: August 13, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024081364
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 19
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Critical 5% Medium 5% Low 89%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 19 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52881)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error within the tcp_ack() function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c, which can result in system accepting ACK responses for bytes that were never sent. A remote attacker can perform spoofing attack.


2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52439)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the uio_open() function in drivers/uio/uio.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52448)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in gfs2_rgrp_dump() function. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) 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.


5) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21823)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insecure deserialization in hardware logic. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35852)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the mlxsw_sp_acl_tcam_vregion_destroy() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_tcam.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


7) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47385)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the w83792d_detect_subclients() function in drivers/hwmon/w83792d.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


8) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47311)

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

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


9) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47566)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the read_from_oldmem() function in fs/proc/vmcore.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


10) 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.


11) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39502)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the ionic_qcq_enable() function in drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_lif.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


12) 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.


13) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48827)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the nfsd4_encode_read() and nfsd4_encode_read_plus() functions in fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c, within the nfsd4_read() function in fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c, within the nfsd3_proc_read() function in fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


14) Integer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48828)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow within the nfsd_setattr() function in fs/nfsd/vfs.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


15) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48829)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the svcxdr_decode_sattr3() function in fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


16) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41091)

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 tun_xdp_one() function in drivers/net/tun.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


17) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41090)

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 tap_get_user_xdp() function in drivers/net/tap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


18) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36971)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xfrm_link_failure() function in net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c, within the dst_entry ip6_dst_check() and ip6_dst_check() functions in net/ipv6/route.c, within the dst_entry ipv4_dst_check() and ip_do_redirect() functions in net/ipv4/route.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and execute arbitrary code.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


19) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38409)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the set_con2fb_map() function in drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcon.c. A local user can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.