SB2024101615 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: October 16, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26598)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the vgic_its_check_cache() and vgic_its_inject_cached_translation() functions in virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26830)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the i40e_check_vf_permission() and i40e_vc_del_mac_addr_msg() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35884)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the udp_gro_receive() function in net/ipv4/udp_offload.c, within the __udp_is_mcast_sock() function in net/ipv4/udp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
4) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47560)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the mlxsw_sp_pude_event_func() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.