SB2025031075 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
Published: March 10, 2025 Updated: April 28, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50302)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the hid_alloc_report_buf() function in drivers/hid/hid-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild against Android devices.
2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50275)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the sve_init_regs() function in arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52922)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the bcm_release() function in net/can/bcm.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
4) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53197)
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write error within the snd_usb_create_quirk(), snd_usb_extigy_boot_quirk(), mbox2_setup_48_24_magic() and snd_usb_mbox2_boot_quirk() functions in sound/usb/quirks.c. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited against Android devices.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.