SB2022040620 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for kernel
Published: April 6, 2022
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4083)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Linux kernel's garbage collection for Unix domain socket file handlers. A local user can call close() and fget() simultaneously and can potentially trigger a race condition, which in turn leads to a use-after-free error and allows privilege escalation.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4028)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the RDMA listen()
function in Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.