SB2024082106 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for kernel-rt
Published: August 21, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 11 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52463)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the efivarfs_get_tree() function in fs/efivarfs/super.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26853)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the igc_xdp_xmit() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
3) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36000)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to reachable assertion within the alloc_huge_page() function in mm/hugetlb.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52735)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the sock_map_unhash(), sock_map_destroy() and sock_map_close() functions in net/core/sock_map.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
5) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-36883)
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 net_alloc_generic() and register_pernet_operations() functions in net/core/net_namespace.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
6) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38608)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the mlx5e_resume(), _mlx5e_suspend(), mlx5e_suspend(), _mlx5e_probe() and _mlx5e_remove() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
7) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40995)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the tcf_idr_check_alloc() and rcu_read_unlock() functions in net/sched/act_api.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
8) 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.
9) 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.
10) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41076)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nfs4_set_security_label() function in fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
11) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42107)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the ice_ptp_extts_event() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_ptp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.