SB2025041019 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Guardium Data Protection 



SB2025041019 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Guardium Data Protection

Published: April 10, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025041019
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 43
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 43 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) 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.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52775)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the smcr_clnt_conf_first_link() function in net/smc/af_smc.c when handling SMC DECLINE messages. A remote attacker can send specially crafted SMC DECLINE message to the system, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52658)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the esw_inline_mode_to_devlink() and mlx5_devlink_eswitch_mode_set() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch_offloads.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52606)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the fp/vmx code in powerpc/lib/sstep.c. A local user can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52814)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the amdgpu_device_gpu_recover() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52648)

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the vmw_du_cursor_plane_prepare_fb() function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


7) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52610)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in net/sched/act_ct.c. A local user can force the kernel to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.


8) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52864)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the wmi_dev_match() function in drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


9) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52796)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the ipvlan_addr_lookup(), IS_ENABLED() and ipvlan_process_v6_outbound() functions in drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


10) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52679)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a double free error within the of_unittest_parse_phandle_with_args() and of_unittest_parse_phandle_with_args_map() functions in drivers/of/unittest.c, within the of_parse_phandle_with_args_map() function in drivers/of/base.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


11) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52622)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the alloc_flex_gd() and ext4_setup_next_flex_gd() functions in fs/ext4/resize.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


12) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52597)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A local privileged can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


13) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52662)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the vmw_gmrid_man_get_node() function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_gmrid_manager.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


14) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52638)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the j1939_jsk_add(), j1939_sk_recv_match(), j1939_sk_recv(), j1939_sk_errqueue() and j1939_sk_netdev_event_netdown() functions in net/can/j1939/socket.c, within the j1939_netdev_start() function in net/can/j1939/main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


15) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52832)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the ieee80211_get_tx_power() function in net/mac80211/cfg.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


16) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52811)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the ibmvfc_get_event(), ibmvfc_queuecommand(), ibmvfc_bsg_timeout(), ibmvfc_bsg_plogi(), ibmvfc_bsg_request(), ibmvfc_reset_device(), ibmvfc_init_tmf(), ibmvfc_cancel_all_mq(), ibmvfc_abort_task_set(), ibmvfc_tgt_send_prli(), ibmvfc_tgt_send_plogi(), __ibmvfc_tgt_get_implicit_logout_evt(), ibmvfc_tgt_implicit_logout(), ibmvfc_tgt_move_login(), ibmvfc_adisc_timeout(), ibmvfc_tgt_adisc(), ibmvfc_tgt_query_target(), ibmvfc_discover_targets(), ibmvfc_channel_setup(), ibmvfc_channel_enquiry(), ibmvfc_npiv_login() and ibmvfc_npiv_logout() functions in drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


17) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52803)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the rpc_clnt_remove_pipedir() and rpc_setup_pipedir() functions in net/sunrpc/clnt.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


18) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52791)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the drivers/i2c/i2c-core.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


19) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52643)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the iio_device_register_sysfs() function in drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


20) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52801)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the iopt_area_split() function in drivers/iommu/iommufd/io_pagetable.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


21) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27393)

The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the xennet_alloc_one_rx_buffer() function in xen-netback implementation. A malicious guest userspace process can exhaust memory resources within the guest kernel and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


22) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52696)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the opal_powercap_init() function in arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-powercap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


23) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46858)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the mptcp_pm_del_add_timer() and remove_anno_list_by_saddr() functions in net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


24) Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26641)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to access to uninitialized data within the __ip6_tnl_rcv() function in net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


25) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41082)

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

The vulnerability exists due to resource management error within the nvmf_reg_read32(), nvmf_reg_read64() and nvmf_reg_write32() functions in drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


26) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35805)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the dm_exception_table_exit() function in drivers/md/dm-snap.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


27) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38618)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the snd_timer_start1() function in sound/core/timer.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


28) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40919)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the __hwrm_send() function in drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_hwrm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


29) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52689)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the scarlett2_meter_ctl_get() function in sound/usb/mixer_scarlett2.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


30) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41085)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the cxl_mem_probe() function in drivers/cxl/mem.c, within the cxl_pmem_region_alloc() function in drivers/cxl/core/region.c, within the match_nvdimm_bridge() and cxlmd_release_nvdimm() functions in drivers/cxl/core/pmem.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


31) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40957)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the input_action_end_dx6() and input_action_end_dx4() functions in net/ipv6/seg6_local.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


32) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52884)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the cyapa_suspend() and cyapa_resume() functions in drivers/input/mouse/cyapa.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


33) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52869)

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

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


34) Improper Initialization (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38593)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization within the lan8841_suspend() function in drivers/net/phy/micrel.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


35) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27435)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the nvme_alloc_admin_tag_set() and nvme_alloc_io_tag_set() functions in drivers/nvme/host/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


36) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47592)

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the tc_setup_cls_u32(), tc_init(), tc_del_flow() and tc_add_vlan_flow() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_tc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


37) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52492)

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

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


38) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52674)

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 scarlett2_mixer_ctl_put() function in sound/usb/mixer_scarlett_gen2.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


39) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35870)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the cifs_mark_tcp_ses_conns_for_reconnect() and cifs_find_smb_ses() functions in fs/smb/client/connect.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


40) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52581)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the nft_trans_gc_space() function in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. A local user can force the system to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.


41) Improper error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52784)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the bond_setup_by_slave() function in drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


42) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52834)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the atl1c_set_mac_addr(), atl1c_init_ring_ptrs(), atl1c_free_ring_resources(), atl1c_rx_checksum() and atl1c_alloc_rx_buffer() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c_main.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


43) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52653)

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the gss_import_v2_context() function in net/sunrpc/auth_gss/gss_krb5_mech.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.